half of his empire. 500 BC—Signifies the end of the Nordic Bronze Age civilization in Oscar Montelius' periodization system and begins the Pre-Roman Iron Age. 500 BC—Foundation of first republic in Vaishali Bihar India. 500 BC—Nicasias of Opus wins the stadion race at the 70th Olympic Games. c. 500 BC—She-Wolf, with late 15th century or early 16th century additions (twins), is made. It is now kept at the Museo Capitolino in Rome. 500 BC—World population reaches 100,000,000—the population is 85,000,000 in Eastern Hemisphere and 15,000,000 in Western Hemisphere, primarily Mesoamerica (Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela). c. 500 BC—Vulca makes Apollo of Veii, from Portonaccio Temple. It is now kept at Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia, Rome. c. 500 BC—Yayoi period starts in Ancient Japan. c. 500 BC—Oldest known Zapotec writing. 500 BC—The Zapotecs establish Monte Albán, the sacred city, and continue building pyramids. Founded toward the end of the Middle Formative period at around 500 BC, by the Terminal Formative (ca.100 BC-AD 200) Monte Albán had become the capital of a large-scale expansionist polity that dominated much of the Oaxacan highlands and interacted with other Mesoamerican regional states such as Teotihuacan to the north (Paddock 1983; Marcus 1983). The Gutaii tribe emerges around this time, in Middle and Southern Africa. Significant people c. 500 BC—Heraclitus, Greek philosopher Mahavir (Lord Mahavir), Last Tirthankar Siddharta Gautama (Lord Buddha), Founder of Buddhism c. 585–501 BC—Pythagoras, mathematician Deaths Lucretia, Roman noblewoman Lucius Junius Brutus, Roman consul (509 BC) Aruns Tarquinius, Roman prince (509 BC) Shen Yin Shu, general of Chu (506 BC) Titus Junius Brutus, Roman noble and monarchist conspirator Tiberius Junius Brutus, Roman noble and monarchist conspirator How the world looked References