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Astyages
7th century BC – 550 BC
Sovereign
Astyages was the last king of the Median kingdom, reigning from 585 to 550 BCE. The son of Cyaxares, he was dethroned by the Persian king Cyrus the Great. Sou…
Semonides of Amorgos
7th century BC – 6th century BC
Poet, Writer
Semonides of Amorgos (; Ancient Greek: Σημωνίδης ὁ Ἀμοργῖνος, variantly Σιμωνίδης; fl. 7th century BC) was a Greek iambic and elegiac poet who is believed to ha…
Stesichorus
630 BC – 555 BC
Poet, Writer
Stesichorus (; Greek: Στησίχορος, Stēsichoros; c. 630 – c. 555 BC) was a Greek lyric poet native of Metauros (Gioia Tauro today). He is best known for telling e…
Neriglissar
6th century BC – 556 BC
Sovereign
Neriglissar (Neo-Babylonian Akkadian: 𒀭𒌋𒄥𒈗𒋀, romanized: Nergal-šar-uṣur or Nergal-šarra-uṣur, meaning "Nergal, protect the king") was the fourth king of th…
Solon
638 BC – 558 BC
Legislator, Poet, Writer, Philosopher, Elegist
Solon (; Ancient Greek: Σόλων; c. 630 – c. 560 BC) was an archaic Athenian statesman, lawmaker, political philosopher (philosopher in an etymological sense), an…
Cambyses I
600 BC – 559 BC
Sovereign
Cambyses I (Old Persian: 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 Kambūjiya) was king of Anshan from c. 580 to 559 BC and the father of Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II), younger son of Cyrus I,…
Alcaeus
600 BC – 560 BC
Poet, Politician, Writer
Alcaeus of Mytilene (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκαῖος ὁ Μυτιληναῖος, Alkaios ho Mutilēnaios; c. 625/620 – c. 580 BC) was a lyric poet from the Greek island of Lesbos wh…
Alyattes
640 BC – 560 BC
Politician
Alyattes (Lydian language: 𐤥𐤠𐤩𐤥𐤤𐤯𐤤𐤮 Walweteś; Ancient Greek: Ἀλυάττης Aluáttēs; reigned c. 635 – c. 585 BC), sometimes described as Alyattes I, was the…
Amel-Marduk
— – 560 BC
Sovereign
Amel-Marduk (Neo-Babylonian Akkadian: 𒁹𒇽𒀭𒀫𒌓, romanized: Amēl-Marduk, meaning "man of Marduk"), also known as Awil-Marduk, or in the biblical rendition of h…
Cleobulus
630 BC – 560 BC
Philosopher, Poet, Tyrant
Cleobulus (; Greek: Κλεόβουλος ὁ Λίνδιος, Kleoboulos ho Lindios; fl. 6th century BC) was a Greek poet and a native of Lindos. He is one of the Seven Sages of Gr…
Thespis
6th century BC – 6th century BC
Poet, Playwright, Writer, Stage actor
Thespis (; Ancient Greek: Θέσπις; fl. 6th century BC) has influenced acting in Ancient Greece. He was born in the ancient city of Icarius (present-day Dionysos,…
Nebuchadnezzar II
642 BC – 561 BC
Monarch, Leader, King
Nebuchadnezzar II, more correctly spelled Nebuchadrezzar II, meaning "Nabu, watch over my heir", was the second king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from t…
Aesop
620 BC – 564 BC
Fabulist, Mythographer, Philosopher, Writer
Aesop ( EE-sop; Ancient Greek: Αἴσωπος, Aísōpos; c. 620 – 564 BCE; formerly rendered as Æsop) was a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a number of fab…
Apries
7th century BC – 567 BC
Statesperson
Apries (Ancient Greek: Ἁπρίης) is the name by which Herodotus and Diodorus designate Wahibre Haaibre, a pharaoh of Egypt (589–570 BCE), the fourth king (counti…
Pittacus of Mytilene
650s BC – 570s BC
Philosopher, Politician, Military personnel
Pittacus of Mytilene (; Ancient Greek: Πιττακός; c. 650 – c. 570 BC) was a military general and one of the Seven Sages of Greece. Source: Wikipedia — https://e…
Sappho
630 BC – 570 BC
Poet, Composer, Author, Writer
Sappho (Ancient Greek: Σαπφώ Sapphṓ [sap.pʰɔ̌ː]; Aeolic Greek Ψάπφω Psápphō; c. 630 – c. 570 BC) was an ancient Greek poet from Eresos or Mytilene on the island…
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus
7th century BC – 578 BC
Politician
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus (Classical Latin pronunciation: [tarˈkʷɪniʊs ˈpriːskʊs], also known as Tarquin the Elder) was the legendary fifth king of Rome and the…
Cyrus I
— – 580 BC
Sovereign
Cyrus I (Old Persian: Kuruš) or Cyrus I of Anshan or Cyrus I of Persia, was King of Anshan in Persia from c. 600 to 580 BC or, according to others, from c. 652…
Periander
7th century BC – 583 BC
Philosopher, Writer, Poet, Tyrant, Politician
Periander (; Greek: Περίανδρος; died c. 585 BC) was the second tyrant of the Cypselid dynasty that ruled over ancient Corinth. Periander's rule brought about a…
Cyaxares
7th century BC – 584 BC
Military leader
Cyaxares was the third king of the Medes. He ascended to the throne in 625 BC, after his father Phraortes lost his life in a battle against the Assyrians, proba…