What is 540s BC?
{{Decadebox BC|54}} == Events and trends == * 546 BC—[[Croesus]], [[Lydia]]n [[monarch|king]], is defeated by [[Cyrus the Great|Cyrus]] of [[Achaemenid Empire|Persia]] near the [[Halys River|River Halys]]. * 546 BC—[[Cyrus the Great|Cyrus]] of [[Persia]] completes his conquest of [[Lydia]], and makes [[Pasargadae]] his [[capital (political)|capital]]. * 546 BC—[[Cyrus the Great|Cyrus]] makes a [[garrison]] in [[Sardis]]. He adds the [[Greece|Greek]] cities of [[Ionia]] in [[Asia Minor]] into [[Achaemenid Empire|Persian Empire]]. He gains the important [[port]]s that look out to the [[Mediterranean]] world. * 546 BC—[[Peisistratos (Athens)|Pisistratus]] takes power in [[Athens]] from the [[Aristocracy (class)|aristocratic party]]. * 546 BC—The architect [[Eupalinos]] of [[Megara]] built aqueducts that supply water to Athens. * 546 BC—The peace conference between the kingdoms in [[China]]. A treaty between [[Jin (Chinese state)|Jin]], [[Chu (state)|Chu]] and some other kingdoms was signed. * 546 BC—A coup d'état in [[Qi (Shandong)|Qi]] kingdom. * 544 BC—People of [[Teos]] move to [[Abdera, Thrace]] to escape [[Iran|Persia]]. * 544 BC—[[King Jing of Zhou (Ji Gui)|King Jing]] becomes King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of [[China]]. * 543 BC—[[North Indian]] [[Prince]] [[Vijaya of Sri Lanka|Vijaya]] invades [[Ceylon]]. He makes a [[Sri Lanka]]n dynasty. * 543 BC—[[Peisistratos (Athens)|Pisistratus]], [[tyrant]] of [[Athens]], purifies the island of [[Delos]] (approximate date). * 543 BC—Guided by the [[China|Chinese]] statesman [[Zi Chan]], the [[Zheng (state)|State of Zheng]] starts a formal [[code of law]]. * 540 BC—[[Cyrus the Great|Cyrus]] attacks [[Babylonia]]. * 540 BC—[[Ancient Greece|Greek]] city of [[Elea]] of [[southern Italy]] founded (approximate date). * 540 BC—[[Persian Empire|Persians]] conquer [[Lycian]] city of [[Xanthos]] now in southern [[Turkey]] (approximate date). * c. 540 BC—[[Amasis Painter]] makes [[Dionysos]] with [[maenad]]s, black-figure decoration on an [[amphora]]. It is now at [[Bibliothèqu