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

496 BC in various calendars
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

The year 496 BC was a time long ago, counted using the old Roman calendar. Many important things happened around the world during this year.

What Happened in 496 BC?

In Athens, a city in ancient Greece, a man named Hipparchos became the archon. An archon was like a chief leader or ruler of the city.

The Roman Republic was a new government in Rome. They fought a big battle called the Battle of Lake Regillus.
They fought against the former Etruscan King of Rome, Tarquinius Superbus, and his friend Lars Porsena.
The Roman army won this battle, which helped Rome become very powerful over other groups nearby, like the Latins.
Also, Carthage, another powerful city, and Rome signed a peace treaty. This was an agreement to be friendly and trade with each other.

In ancient China, during a time called the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a fight between two kingdoms.
King Goujian of Yue defeated King Fuchai of Wu. This victory brought a short period of peace to the region.

Sophocles: He was a very famous Athenian playwright, which means he wrote plays. He also worked as a statesman, helping to lead his city. He passed away in 406 BC.

for more information, see Category:496 BC deaths.

Sun Tzu: He was a wise military thinker and wrote a famous book called The Art of War. He was born around 544 BC.
King Helü of Wu: He was the king of the State of Wu in China.
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus: He was the last king of Rome before it became a republic. He had been sent away from Rome years before.