What happened in 538 BC?
Velia founded and Nabonidus died — among 2 events recorded in 538 BC.
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Nabonidus died
Died in Carmania Satrapy. King of Babylon.
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Empires & Countries 1
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Velia founded
Velia was founded.
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Around this time
The nearest recorded events on either side of 538 BC.
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Phanagoria
Ancient Greek settlement in Russia
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Leotychidas II born
Born in Sparta. Eurypontid king of Sparta from 491 to 476 BC.
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Temple of Artemis Knakeatis
Ancient Greek marble temple in Arcadia
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Aristides born
Born in Alopeke. Athenian general and statesman (530–468 BC).
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Babylonia dissolved
Babylonia ceased to exist, having been centered at Babylon.
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Elam dissolved
Elam ceased to exist, having been centered at Susa.
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Neo-Babylonian Empire dissolved
Neo-Babylonian Empire ceased to exist, having been centered at Babylon.
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Heraclitus born
Born in Ephesus. Greek philosopher (late 6th/early 5th-century BC).
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Achaemenid conquest of the Indus Valley
C. 535/518–323 BCE conquest
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Edom dissolved
Edom ceased to exist, having been centered at Bozrah.
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Cyrus the Great died
Died in Syr Darya. Founder of the Achaemenid Empire (559–529 BC).
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Tomb of Cyrus the Great
Tomb in Pasargadae, Iran
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