520s BC

Events

529 BC — Cambyses II started to rule. He is son of Cyrus II. He conquered Egypt and Cyprus.
528 BC — Gautama Buddha attained Enlightenment, and began his ministry.
526 BC — Psammetichus III succeeds Amasis II as king of Egypt.
526 BC — King Liao of Wu ascends to power in the State of Wu in China during the Zhou Dynasty.
525 BC — Cambyses II, ruler of Persia, conquers Egypt, defeating Psammetichus III. This is considered the end of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty, and the start of the Twenty-seventh Dynasty.
c. 525 BC — Coins started to have an image on two sides.
522 BC — Smerdis succeeds Cambyses II as ruler of Persia.
522 BC — Babylon rebels against Persian rule.
521 BC — Darius I succeeds Smerdis as ruler of Persia. He is son of a government official.
521 BC — The Babylonian rebellion against Persian rule is suppressed.
520 BC — Zhou dao wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China but dies before the end of the year.
520 BC — Cleomenes I succeeds Anaxandridas as king of Sparta. (approximate date).
c. 520 BC — Kore, from Chios(?), is made. It is now at Acropolis Museum, Athens.
520 BC–510 BC — The Priam Painter makes Women at a fountain house, black-figure decoration on a hydria. It is now at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.