530s BC
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Centuries: 7th century BC – 6th century BC – 5th century BC
Decades: 580s BC – 570s BC – 560s BC – 550s BC – 540s BC – 530s BC – 520s BC – 510s BC – 500s BC – 490s BC – 480s BC
Events and trends
- 538 BC – Babylon occupied by Cyrus the Great
- 537 BC – Jews transported to Babylon are allowed to return to Jerusalem, bringing to a close the Babylonian captivity.
- 536 BC – The biblical Daniel receives an angelic visitor. see Daniel 10:4
- 534 BC – Lucius Tarquinius Superbus becomes king of Rome
- 534 BC – November 23? Thespis, claimed to be the first actor in a play, first appears at Theatre Dionysus
Significant people
- 535 BC – Birth of Heraclitus of Ephesus, Greek philosopher (approximate date)
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