496 BC facts for kids
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 6th century BC – 5th century BC – 4th century BC |
| Decades: | 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC – 490s BC – 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC |
| Years: | 499 BC 498 BC 497 BC – 496 BC – 495 BC 494 BC 493 BC |
| 496 BC by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 496 BC CDXCV BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 258 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXVII dynasty, 30 |
| - Pharaoh | Darius I of Persia, 26 |
| Ancient Greek era | 71st Olympiad (victor)¹ |
| Assyrian calendar | 4255 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −1088 |
| Berber calendar | 455 |
| Buddhist calendar | 49 |
| Burmese calendar | −1133 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5013–5014 |
| Chinese calendar | 甲辰年 (Wood Dragon) 2201 or 2141 — to — 乙巳年 (Wood Snake) 2202 or 2142 |
| Coptic calendar | −779 – −778 |
| Discordian calendar | 671 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −503 – −502 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3265–3266 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −439 – −438 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2605–2606 |
| Holocene calendar | 9505 |
| Iranian calendar | 1117 BP – 1116 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1151 BH – 1150 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1838 |
| Minguo calendar | 2407 before ROC 民前2407年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1963 |
| Thai solar calendar | 47–48 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳木龙年 (male Wood-Dragon) −369 or −750 or −1522 — to — 阴木蛇年 (female Wood-Snake) −368 or −749 or −1521 |
Year 496 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar.
Events
By place
Greece
- Hipparchos, son of Charmos wins the archonship of Athens.
Roman Republic
- The former Etruscan King of Rome, Tarquinius Superbus, who was exiled by the Romans in 508 BC, and his ally Lars Porsena, the King of Clusium, are defeated by the new Roman Republic army in the Battle of Lake Regillus, near Frascati. This battle begins Roman supremacy over the Latins.
- Carthage and Rome make a treaty.
China
- King Goujian of Yue defeats King Fuchai of Wu. This made a short peace in ancient China during the Spring and Autumn Period.
Births
Deaths
- for more information, see Category:496 BC deaths.
- Sun Tzu, military philosopher and author of The Art of War (b. 544 BC)
- King Helü of Wu, king of the Chinese State of Wu
- Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the exiled last King of Rome
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