Editing 547 BC

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The year '''547 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. In the [[Roman Empire]], it was known as '''year 207 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''. The denomination 547 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. 

==Events==
* [[Croesus]] seizes the Persian city of [[Pteria (Cappadocia)|Pteria]] and enslaves its inhabitants. Meanwhile, Cyrus invites the Ionians to join him in battle.
* The Battles of [[Battle of Thymbra|Thymbra]] and [[Battle of Pteria|Pteria]] are fought between [[Croesus]] of Lydia and [[Cyrus the Great]].
* Cyrus [[Siege of Sardis (547 BC)|besieges]] and captures Sardis.

==Births==
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==Deaths==
* [[Anaximander]] (some sources also give 545 BC or 546 BC)
* [[Thales of Miletus]]
* [[Croesus]]

==References==
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