Editing 510s BC

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This article concerns the period '''519 BC – 510 BC'''.
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==Events and trends==
*[[519 BC]]—[[King Jing of Zhou (Ji Gai)|Zhou Jing Wang]] becomes [[Monarch|king]] of the Zhou dynasty of [[China]].
*c. [[518 BC]]—[[Darius I]] began construction of Parsa ([[Persepolis]]).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tollington |first=Janet E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uwLlqtPKGrAC |title=Tradition and Innovation in Haggai and Zechariah 1-8 |date=1 March 1993 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-0-567-42032-9 |page=148 |language=en}}</ref>
*518 BC—Construction of [[Apadana]] of Darius and Xerxes, ceremonial complex, at [[Persepolis]], [[Iran]] started.
*[[516 BC]]—[[Indian subcontinent]]—The occupation of [[Punjab region|Punjab]] is completed by the [[Achaemenid Empire|Persian]] King [[Darius I]].
*516 BC—Construction is completed on [[Second Temple|the Second Temple in Jerusalem]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Smith |first=Sir George Adam |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DlxCAAAAIAAJ |title=Jerusalem: The Topography, Economics and History from the Earliest Times to A.D.70 |date=1908 |publisher=Hodder and Stoughton |page=305 |language=en}}</ref>
*c. [[515 BC]]—[[Euphronios]] completes ''Death of [[Sarpedon (Trojan War hero)|Sarpedon]]'', a red-figure decoration on a calyx [[krater]]. Euxitheos is a potter. It is now at The [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[New York City|New York]].
*[[514 BC]]—[[King Helü of Wu]] ascends to the throne of [[Wu (state)|Wu]] in [[China]] during the [[Zhou dynasty]]. He established the "Great City of Helu", the ancient name for [[Suzhou, Jiangsu|Suzhou]], as his [[Capital (political)|capital]].
*514 BC—[[Darius I]] led his Persian army over the [[Bosphorus]] and campaigned unsuccessfully against the [[Scythians]] on the [[Danube]]. 
*[[513 BC]]—[[Darius I of Persia|Darius I]] subdues the [[Dacia|Getae]] and east [[Thrace]] in his war against the [[Scythians]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Luttenberger |first=Mark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6IhDDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Darius+I%22+%22513%22+-wikipedia&pg=PT59 |title=From Darius I to Philip II: The Story of the Greek Poleis |date=18 December 2012 |publisher=Page Publishing Inc |isbn=978-1-64082-681-6 |language=en}}</ref>
*c. 513 BC—[[Western India]] becomes the [[Achaemenid Empire|Achaemenid]] [[satrapy]] of [[Hindush]], which included the valley of the [[Indus River]].
*c. [[512 BC]]—[[Sun Tzu]], author of [[The Art of War]], begins serving [[Helü of Wu]] as general and military strategist in the [[Wu (state)|Wu]] army.
*[[510 BC]]—[[Hippias (son of Pisistratus)|Hippias]], second son of [[Peisistratos (Athens)|Pisistratus]] and tyrant of [[Athens]], is expelled by a popular revolt supported by [[Cleomenes I]], King of [[Sparta]] and his forces. 
*510 BC—End of reign of [[Lucius Tarquinius Superbus]], last king of the traditional seven [[Kings of Rome]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Newton |first=Michael |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PvV2rTVP-IEC |title=The Path to Tyranny: A History of Free Society's Descent Into Tyranny |date=17 May 2010 |publisher=Michael Newton |isbn=978-0-9826040-1-4 |page=45 |language=en}}</ref>
*510 BC—Fall of the [[Roman Kingdom]] and establishment of the [[Roman Republic]].
*510 BC—[[Demaratus]] succeeds [[Ariston (king of Sparta)|Ariston]] as [[Kings of Sparta|king of Sparta]]. (approximate date)
*510 BC—Defeat and destruction of [[Sybaris]].
*c. 510 BC–[[430 BC]]—[[Stelae]] were banned in [[Athenian]] cemeteries.

==Births==
* c. [[519 BC]]—[[Xerxes I]] of [[Persia]]<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XRfUDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Xerxes+I%22+%22518%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA79 |title=Daniel Heinsius, Auriacus, sive Libertas saucia (Orange, or Liberty Wounded), 1602 |date=2020-02-25 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-42536-1 |page=79 |language=en}}</ref>

==Deaths==
*[[King Liao of Wu]], China
*[[Zhuan Zhu]], assassin, China (executed)

== References ==
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