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Theano
6th century BC – 5th century BC
Mathematician, Philosopher, Astronomer, Dancer, Composer, Poet
Theano (; Greek: Θεανώ) was a 6th-century BC Pythagorean philosopher. She has been called the wife or student of Pythagoras, although others see her as the wife…
Timaeus of Locri
5th century BC – 5th century BC
Astronomer, Philosopher, Writer, Mathematician
Timaeus of Locri (pronunciation in modern English ; Ancient Greek: Τίμαιος ὁ Λοκρός, romanized: Tímaios ho Lokrós; Latin: Timaeus Locrus) is a character in two…
Ānanda
6th century BC – 5th century BC
Buddhist monk
Ānanda (Pali and Sanskrit: आनंद; 5th–4th century BCE) was the primary attendant of the Buddha and one of his ten principal disciples. Among the Buddha's many di…
Hipparchus
6th century BC – 514 BC
Politician
Hipparchus (Ancient Greek: Ἵππαρχος, romanized: Hípparkhos; died 514 BC) was a member of the ruling class of Athens and one of the sons of Pisistratus. He was…
Anaxandridas II
560s BC – 520 BC
Politician
Anaxandridas II (Ancient Greek: Ἀναξανδρίδας, meaning "descendant of Anaxander") was an Agiad king of Sparta from c. 560 BC to 524 BC, father of Leonidas I and…
Chilon of Sparta
600 BC – 520 BC
Philosopher, Writer, Poet, Politician
Chilon of Sparta (Ancient Greek: Χείλων; fl. 6th century BC) was a Spartan politician credited with the militarization of Spartan society, and one of the Seven…
Bardiya
— – 522 BC
Sovereign
Bardiya or Smerdis (Old Persian: 𐎲𐎼𐎮𐎡𐎹 Bardiya; Ancient Greek: Σμέρδις Smérdis; possibly died 522 BCE), also named as Tanyoxarces (Old Persian: Tanūvazraka…
Cambyses II
559 BC – 522 BC
Sovereign
Cambyses II was the second King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 530 to 522 BCE. He was the son of and successor to Cyrus the Great (r. 550–530…
Polycrates
574 BC – 522 BC
Politician, Tyrant
Polycrates (; Ancient Greek: Πολυκράτης), son of Aeaces, was the tyrant of Samos from the 540s BC to 522 BC. He had a reputation as both a fierce warrior and an…
Anaximenes of Miletus
585 BC – 525 BC
Philosopher, Astronomer, Writer, Prose writer, Natural philosopher
Anaximenes of Miletus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀναξιμένης ὁ Μιλήσιος, romanized: Anaximenēs ho Milēsios; c. 586/585 – c. 526/525 BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosoph…
Exekias
— – 525 BC
Black-figure vase painter, Ancient Greek potter, Attic vase-painter, Vase painter, Potter
Exekias (Ancient Greek: Ἐξηκίας, Exēkías) was an ancient Greek vase painter and potter who was active in Athens between roughly 545 BC and 530 BC. Exekias worke…
Psamtik III
6th century BC – 525 BC
Statesperson
Psamtik III (Ancient Egyptian: ꜥnḫ-kꜣ-n-Rꜥ Psmṯk, pronounced Psamāṯək), known by the Graeco-Romans as Psammetichus or Psammeticus (Ancient Greek: Ψαμμήτιχος), o…
Amasis II
610s BC – 526 BC
Statesperson
Amasis II (Ancient Greek: Ἄμασις Ámasis; Phoenician: 𐤇𐤌𐤎 ḤMS) or Ahmose II was a pharaoh (reigned 570 – 526 BCE) of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt, the su…
Pisistratus
600 BC – 527 BC
Politician
Pisistratus (also spelled Peisistratus or Peisistratos; Greek: Πεισίστρατος Peisistratos; c. 600 BC – 527 BC) was a politician in ancient Athens, ruling as tyra…
Bias of Priene
600 BC – 530 BC
Lawyer, Philosopher, Orator
Bias of Priene (; Ancient Greek: Βίας; fl. 6th century BC) was a Greek sage. He is widely accepted as one of the Seven Sages of Greece and spent his life workin…
Cyrus the Great
600 BC – 530 BC
Sovereign, Military leader, Founder, Monarch
Cyrus II of Persia (c. 600 – 530 BC), commonly known as Cyrus the Great, was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. Hailing from Persis, he brought the Achaemeni…
Servius Tullius
6th century BC – 535 BC
Politician
Servius Tullius was the legendary sixth king of Rome, and the second of its Etruscan dynasty. He reigned from 578 to 535 BC. Roman and Greek sources describe hi…
Nabonidus
615 BC – 538 BC
King
Nabonidus (Neo-Babylonian Akkadian: 𒀭𒀝𒈾𒀪𒀉, romanized: Nabû-naʾid, meaning "May Nabu be exalted" or "Nabu is praised") was the last king of the Neo-Babyloni…
Anaximander
620 BC – 547 BC
Philosopher, Astronomer, Mathematician, Geographer, Physicist, Writer
Anaximander ( an-AK-sih-MAN-dər; Ancient Greek: Ἀναξίμανδρος Anaximandros; c. 610 – c. 546 BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in Miletus, a city…
Thales of Miletus
640 BC – 548 BC
Mathematician, Philosopher, Astronomer, Physicist, Engineer, Writer
Thales of Miletus ( THAY-leez; Ancient Greek: Θαλῆς; c. 626/623 – c. 548/545 BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Miletus in Ionia, Asia Minor. Thales…