 540s BC - Significant people: Encyclopedia - 540s BCCenturies: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC
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540s BC - Events and trends.
547 BC -- Croesus, Lydian king, is defeated by Cyrus of Persia near the River Halys.
546 BC -- Cyrus of Persia completes his conquest of Lydia, and makes Pasargadae his capital.
544 BC -- People of Teos migrate to Abdera, Thrace to escape the yoke of Persia.Including:
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