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546 BCE

546 BCE in world history: 4 events and 2 deaths. 300 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. Battle

    Battle of Thymbra

    The Battle of Thymbra was fought in 546 BCE in western Anatolia, where Cyrus the Great defeated Croesus of Lydia.

ProfileState255 states with a known seat in 546 BCEOpen the atlas at 546 BCE →

In the profiles

  • EphesusEphesus passes under the Achaemenid Empire after the fall of Lydia
  • MiletusMiletus alone among Ionian cities gains a treaty with Cyrus the Great
  • TyrannyPeisistratus defeats the Athenians at Pallene and begins his third and longest tyranny

Died in 546 BCE 2

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