500s BC

Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC

Decades: 550s BC - 540s BC - 530s BC - 520s BC - 510s BC - 500s BC - 490s BC - 480s BC - 470s BC - 460s BC - 450s BC

Events and trends

* September 13, 509 BC - The temple of Jupiter on Rome's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September.
* 508 BC - Office of pontifex maximus created in Rome.
* 507 BC - Cleisthenes, Greek reformer, takes power and increases democracy.
* 506 BC - Battle of Bai ju: Forces of the Kingdom of Wu under Sun Tzu defeat the forces of Chu.
* 505 BC - First pair of Roman consuls elected.
* December 4, 502 BC - Solar eclipse darkens Egypt. (computed, no clear historical record of observation)
* 502 BC - The Latin League defeats the Etruscans under Lars Porsenna at Aricia.
* 502 BC - Naxos rebels against Persian domination sparking the Ionian Revolt.
* 501 BC - Cleisthenes reforms democracy in Athens.
* 501 BC - Naxos is attacked by the Persian Empire.
* 501 BC - In response to threats by the Sabines, Rome creates the office of dictator.
* 501 BC - Confucius is appointed governor of Chung-tu.
* 501 BC - Gadir (present-day Cádiz) is captured by Carthage. (approximate date)
* 500 BC - Bantu-speaking people migrate into south-west Uganda from the west. (approximate date)
* 500 BC - Refugees from Teos resettle Abdera.
* 500 BC - Darius I of Persia proclaims that Aramaic be the official language of the western half of his empire.
* 500 BC - Signifies the end of the Nordic Bronze Age civilization in Oscar Montelius periodization system and begins the Pre-Roman Iron Age.
* 500 BC - Foundation of first republic in Vaishali Bihar India.
* The Gutaii tribe began around this time, in Middle and Southern Africa.

Significant people

See also: List of state leaders in 500 BC

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