539 BC e.

• The Battle of Alalia : The End of Greco-Phocian Hegemony in the Western Mediterranean
• Cyrus conquers Babylon .
• The beginning of the advance of the Persians and the Medes down the Diyala River Valley. The battle under the Inventory. The Persians passed the Median wall of Nebuchadnezzar without a fight and occupied Sippar. 10.29 - The gates of Babylon are open without a fight. The commander Gobrius enters Babylon. The assault on the citadel. Belshazzar killed, Nabonid sent to exile in Karmania. Cyrus - "the king of Babylon, the king of the countries." The Persians obeyed Syria. Cambyses is proclaimed king of Babylon.

China

• 3rd year in the era of the reign of the Lusk prince Zhao-gong ^[1] .
• In 1 moon, on the day of ding-wei , the Teng Prince Yuan (Cheng-gong) died. In summer, the Lusky ambassador Shu-gong arrived in Teng , and was buried in the 5th moon of Cheng-gong ^[2] .
• Yan Ying from Qi was sent to Jin , saying that it is possible to send a new bride from Qi. He in an interview with the dignitary Shu-hsiang predicted that the power in Qi would pass to the Tien clan. Shu-hsiang complained about the loss of power of the gong and the strengthening of six dignitaries ^[3] .
• In the summer, Zheng gong went to Jin for an audience. In winter, he, along with Zi Chan, also went to Chu for a van ^[4] .
• In the fall, Prince Maly Zhu arrived at an audience in Lu. In the 8th moon, a sacrifice was made in Lu to solicit rain; in winter, a strong hail was observed in Lu ^[5] .
• the Yang Hui-gun decided to drive out the highest dignitaries and put the relatives of his favorite Song (his favorites). But the dignitaries killed the favorite Song, and the gunmen in winter frightened fled to Qi ^[6] (in “ Zuo Zhuang ” the intentions to put the favorites are attributed to the Yang Jian-gun ^[7] ).