Editing 549 BC

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[[File:Tennō Annei thumb.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Emperor [[Emperor Annei|Annei]] (r. 549 - 511 BC)]]
The year '''549 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. In the [[Roman Empire]], it was known as '''year 205 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''. The denomination 549 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==

=== By place ===
==== Persia ====
* King [[Cyrus the Great|Cyrus II]] ('''the Great''') captures the Median capital of [[Ecbatana]], conquering the nation of [[Media (region)|Media]].

==== Asia ====
* Emperor [[Emperor Suizei|Suizei]] dies after a 32-year reign and is succeeded by his son [[Emperor Annei|Annei]] as emperor of [[Japan]].

==Births==
* [[Darius I]], king of [[Persian Empire|Persia]] (approximate date)

==Deaths==
* [[Emperor Suizei|Suizei]], emperor of [[Japan]] (b. [[632 BC]])

==References==
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