498 BC - Article Index

Encyclopedia - 498 Bc: Encyclopedia - 498 Bc
Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 540s BC 530s BC 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC - 490s BC - 480s BC 470s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aeschylus: Encyclopedia - Aeschylus
Aeschylus (525 BC—456 BC; Greek: Αἰσχύλος) was a playwright of ancient Greece. Aeschylus was the earliest of the three greates...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 496 Bc: Encyclopedia - 496 Bc
Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 540s BC 530s BC 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC - 490s BC - 480s BC 470s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History Of Cyprus: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History Of Cyprus - The City-kingdoms
Cyprus gained independence around 669/663. Cemeteries of this period are mainly rock-cut tombs. They have been found, among others, at Ta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aeschylus: Encyclopedia Ii - Aeschylus - Biography
Born in Eleusis, a district of Athens, he wrote his first plays in 498 BC, but his earliest surviving play is probably The Persians, perf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-persian Wars: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-persian Wars - Origins
At the end of the 6th century BC, Darius the Great ruled over an immense realm, from western India to eastern Europe. In 513 BC Darius, f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aeschylus: Encyclopedia Ii - Aeschylus - Biography
Born in Eleusis, a district of Athens, he wrote his first plays in 498 BC, but his earliest surviving play is possibly The Suppliants, wr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History Of Cyprus: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History Of Cyprus - Roman Occupation
Cyprus became a Roman province in 58 BC, according to Strabo because Publius Clodius Pulcher held a grudge against Ptolemy and sent Marcu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History Of Cyprus: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History Of Cyprus - Hellenistic Period
During the siege of Tyre, the Cypriot Kings went over to Alexander of Macedon and supported him with ships. In 321 four Cypriot kings sid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History Of Cyprus: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History Of Cyprus - Christianization
Roman Cyprus was visited by Apostles Paul, Barnabas and St Mark who came to the island at the outset of their first missionary journey in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-persian Wars: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-persian Wars - The Greek Counterattack
Encouraged by Xerxes' failures, the Greeks of Asias and the islands revolted again. In 478, a fleet under Pausanias captured Byzantium an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aeschylus: Encyclopedia Ii - Aeschylus - Works
Aeschylus' work has a strong moral and religious emphasis, concentrating on man's position in the cosmos in relation to the gods, divine ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-persian Wars: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-persian Wars - Xerxes' Invasion
In 480, Darius' successor Xerxes I mounted a massive expedition, consisting of perhaps 60,000-120,000 soldiers and 1,000 ships, although ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History Of Cyprus: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History Of Cyprus - Persian Period
After the Persian defeat, the Greeks mounted various expeditions against Cyprus in order to liberate it from the Persian yoke, but all th...   » Read the article