What is 496 BC?
{{Year nav|-496}} {{BC year in topic|496}} __NOTOC__ Year '''496 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. == Events == === By place === ==== Greece ==== * [[Hipparchos (son of Charmos)|Hipparchos]], son of [[Charmos]] wins the [[archon]]ship of [[Athens]]. ==== Roman Republic ==== * The former [[Etruscan civilization|Etruscan]] [[King of Rome]], [[Tarquinius Superbus]], who was exiled by the Romans in 508 BC, and his ally [[Lars Porsena]], the King of [[Clusium]], are defeated by the new Roman Republic army in the [[Battle of Lake Regillus]], near [[Frascati]]. This battle begins Roman supremacy over the Latins. * [[Carthage]] and [[Rome]] make a treaty. ==== China ==== * [[King Goujian of Yue]] defeats [[King Fuchai of Wu]]. This made a short peace in ancient [[China]] during the [[Spring and Autumn Period]]. == Births == {{births2}} * [[Sophocles]], [[Athens, Greece|Athenian]] [[dramatist]] and [[wikt:statesman|statesman]] (d. [[406 BC]]) == Deaths == {{deaths2}} * [[Sun Tzu]], military philosopher and author of [[The Art of War]] (b. [[544 BC]]) * [[King Helü of Wu]], king of the [[China|Chinese]] [[Wu (state)|State of Wu]] * [[Lucius Tarquinius Superbus]], the exiled last [[King of Rome]] {{commons category}} [[Category:496 BC| ]]