Decade · 519 BCE – 510 BCE
The world in the 510s BCE
From 519 BCE to 510 BCE the atlas holds 95 states standing at some time. 2 things began - Scythian campaign of Darius I and Overthrow of the Roman monarchy - and 0 ended; 8 people were born and 0 died.
What began in the 510s BCE
By kind, the best known first.
Wars and battles 1
- Scythian campaign of Darius I · battle · 513 BCE
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Overthrow of the Roman monarchy · unrest · 510 – 509 BCE
Born and died
Born 8
- Parmenides · philosopher · 515 – 470 BCE
- Pindar · poet · 518 – 437 BCE
- Xerxes I · statesperson · 519 – 465 BCE
- Bacchylides · poet · 516 – 451 BCE
- Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus · politician · 519 – 431 BCE
- Cimon · politician · 510 – 450 BCE
- Titus Verginius Tricostus Rutilus · politician · 510 – 463 BCE
- Gaius Horatius Pulvillus · politician · 510 – 453 BCE
States of the 510s BCE
The states that stood at some time in the 510s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 519 BCE.
Europe11 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, King of Rome since 534 BCE
- Macedonia · 808 – 167 BCE
- Etruscan civilization · 750 – 265 BCE
- Scythians · 700 – 201 BCE
- Roman Kingdom · 753 – 509 BCE · Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, King of Rome since 534 BCE
- Colchis · 1701 – 164 BCE
- Scythia · 800 – 400 BCE
and 3 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa22 states
- Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE · Darius the Great, pharaoh since 522 BCE
- Babylon · 1894 BCE – 1 CE
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Achaemenid Empire · 550 – 330 BCE · Atossa, queen since 522 BCE and Darius the Great, King of Kings since 522 BCE
- Phoenicia · 2500 – 64 BCE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE · Atossa, queen since 522 BCE and Darius the Great, King of Kings since 522 BCE
- Kingdom of Kush · 2180 BCE – 350 CE
- Ancient Carthage · 814 – 146 BCE · Hasdrubal I of Carthage, monarch of Carthage since 530 BCE
and 14 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia19 states
- Magadha · 1201 – 345 BCE · Bimbisara, king since 544 BCE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Mahajanapadas · 600 – 345 BCE
- Kosala · 701 – 501 BCE
- Anga Kingdom · 1101 – 501 BCE
- Panchala · 901 – 401 BCE
- Avanti · 701 – 301 BCE
- Vajjika League · 701 – 401 BCE
and 11 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia26 states
- Zhou dynasty · 1101 – 256 BCE · King Jing of Zhou (Gai), Chinese king since 519 BCE
- Spring and Autumn period · 771 – 476 BCE · King Jing of Zhou (Gai), Chinese king since 519 BCE
- Old Chosŏn · 2333 – 108 BCE
- Chu (state) · 722 – 223 BCE
- Qin · 905 – 221 BCE
- Yan (state) · 750 – 223 BCE
- Qi (state) · 1045 – 221 BCE · Duke Jing of Qi, Lord of Qi since 547 BCE
- Lu · 1101 – 249 BCE
and 18 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania3 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Olmecs · 650 – 351 BCE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
Location unknown14 states
- Argead dynasty · 700 – 309 BCE
- Chedi kingdom · 601 – 301 BCE
- Qedarites · 801 – 201 BCE
- Licchavis of Vaishali · 701 – 468 BCE
- Kingdom of Tambapanni · 543 – 437 BCE · Vijaya, head of state since 543 BCE
- Dao · 1001 – 222 BCE
- Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
- Dai (Spring and Autumn period) · 1001 – 457 BCE
and 6 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 539 BCE – 490 BCE: every state, war and life of the 510s BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 514 BCE: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.