What happened in 540 BC?
One recorded event in 540 BC: Temple of Artemis Knakeatis.
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Temple of Artemis Knakeatis
Ancient Greek marble temple in Arcadia
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Around this time
The nearest recorded events on either side of 540 BC.
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Phoenician shipwrecks of Mazarrón
Seventh century BC Phoenician shipwreck near the coast of Spain
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Poseidon Temple of Isthmia
Ancient Greek temple on the Isthmus of Corinth
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Butades died
Died in Ancient Greece. Ancient Greek potter.
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Temple of Hera, Olympia
Temple in Greece
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Temple of Apollo in Cyrene
Temple / altar / polytheist building in Cyrene, Libya
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Anaximander died
Died in Miletus. Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher.
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Anaximenes of Miletus died
Died in Miletus. Greek Ionian Pre-Socratic philosopher (c.586–c.526 BC).
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Founding of the Roman Republic
Rome transitions from a monarchy to a republic after the overthrow of King Tarquinius Superbus.
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Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
The poliadic temple of the ancient city of Rome
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Lars Porsena died
Late 6th century BC Etruscan king of Clusium
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Inaros II died
5th century BC Egyptian ruler
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Leucippus died
5th-century BCE Greek philosopher
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