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Cyrus annexes the Greek territory of Ionia as part of his empire, giving Persia a presence on the Aegean
Thespis, traditionally considered the first actor, wins the drama competition in Athens
The Greek colonists of Paestum, in southern Italy, build the first of their three superb temples
The Greek mathematician Pythagoras establishes himself, along with his followers, in southern Italy
The Athenian ruler Peisistratos dies and is peacefully succeeded by his son, Hippias
The Athenian ruler Hippias is toppled by the nobles of Attica, with the help of Sparta
Hecateus, a geographer in Miletus, produces a map showing the Greek idea of the known world
The Roman senate becomes an executive body with two of its members elected annually as consuls, or joint heads of state
Cleisthenes gives every Athenian citizen a voice in the demos, the local council at village or town level
The Greeks are intrigued by the iron-attracting property of a mineral which they find in the district of Magnesia
The Isthmian games at Corinth are by now a regular event, as are the Pythian games and the Nemean games
The Greeks observe the strange effect of electricity, seen when amber (known to them as electron) is rubbed
The new and more sophisticated fashion in Greek vases is the red-figure style
Parmenides is the first pure philosopher, using logic as a philosophical tool in his poem Nature
The followers of Pythagoras discover the mathematical basis of the octave
The Greeks add a third bank of oars to their war galleys, turning the bireme into a trireme
The Greek cities of Ionia rebel against Persian rule, with the partial support of Athens
Pericles is born in Attica, the son of distinguished parents and the great-nephew of Cleisthenes
After six years the Persians recover control of Ionia, but Athens is now identified as a target for invasion
Darius sends a fleet across the Aegean, carrying a large army of infantry and cavalry for an attack on Athens
The Persian fleet secures the Greek island of Euboea before making the short crossing to Marathon on the mainland – where they await the Greeks
Pheidippides, given the task of running from Athens to Sparta to request help at Marathon against the Persians, completes the journey in two days
At Marathon the Athenian hoplites, heavily outnumbered, win a spectacular victory against the Persians – of whom the survivors escape in their ships
Ostracism is introduced in Athens as a way of getting rid of unpopular politicians
