525 BC
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The year 525 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 229 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 525 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Egypt
- Battle of Pelusium - Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt by painting cats and other animals sacred to the Egyptians on his soldiers' shields. The Egyptians run in fear of "harming" these animals. It is said that after the battle, Cambyses hurled cats in the faces of the Egyptians in scorn that they would sacrifice their country for the safety of their animals.[1]
- Cambyses takes Psamtik III prisoner and treats him kindly until he tries to raise a revolt, at which point Psamtik is executed.[1]
- The Twenty-sixth Dynasty ends, and the Twenty-seventh Dynasty begins.
Somalia
- After conquering Egypt, the Persian king Cambyses II sent ambassadors to Macrobia, bringing luxury gifts for the Macrobian king to entice his submission. The Macrobian king replied instead with a challenge for his Persian counterpart in the form of an unstrung bow: if the Persians could manage to string it, they would have the right to invade his country; but until then, they should thank the gods that the Macrobians never decided to invade their empire.[2]
Astronomy
- September 17 - Venus occults Antares. The next such occurrence will not take place until November 17, 2400 AD.[3]
Births
- Aeschylus, author of Greek tragedies
Deaths
- Psammetichus III, Egyptian pharaoh
- Anaximenes of Miletus, Greek scientist and philosopher (b. 585 BC)
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mark, Joshua J. (13 June 2017). "The Battle of Pelusium: A Victory Decided by Cats". World History Encyclopedia.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.White, John S. (2018-04-05). The Boys ́ and Girls ́ Herodotus. BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 978-3-7326-5420-8.
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