establishes Haryanka Dynasty of Magadha in India. 544 BC: People of Teos migrate to Abdera, Thrace to escape the yoke of Persia. 544 BC: King Jing of Zhou becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. 543 BC: Prince Vijaya establishes a Sinhalese dynasty of Sri Lanka. 543 BC: Pisistratus, tyrant of Athens, purifies the island of Delos (approximate date). 540 BC: Greek city of Elea of southern Italy founded (approximate date). 540 BC: Persians conquer Lycian city of Xanthos, now in southern Turkey (approximate date). 530s BC 539 BC: Babylon is conquered by Cyrus the Great, defeating Nabonidus. 538 BC: Return of some Jews from Babylonian exile who build the Second Temple about fifty years after the destruction of the First Temple, from 520 BC–516 BC. 537 BC: Jews transported to Babylon are allowed to return to Jerusalem, bringing to a close the Babylonian captivity. 536 BC: According to tradition, the Biblical prophet Daniel receives an angelic visit from the archangel Gabriel. 534 BC: Lucius Tarquinius Superbus becomes King of Rome. 534 BC: Competitions for tragedy are instituted at the City Dionysia festival in Athens. 530 BC: Cambyses II succeeds Cyrus as King of Persia. 520s BC 528 BC: Gautama Buddha attains Enlightenment, and begins his ministry. He founds Buddhism in India. It becomes a major world religion. 526 BC: Psammetichus III succeeds Amasis II as King of Egypt. 525 BC: Cambyses II, ruler of Persia, conquers Egypt, defeating Psammetichus III. This is considered the end of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty, and the start of the Twenty-seventh Dynasty. 522 BC: Smerdis succeeds Cambyses II as ruler of Persia. 522 BC: Babylon rebels against Persian rule. 521 BC: Darius I succeeds Smerdis as ruler of Persia. 521 BC: The Babylonian rebellion against Persian rule is suppressed 520 BC: King Dao of Zhou becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China but dies before the end of the year 520 BC: Cleomenes I succeeds Anaxandridas II as King of Sparta (approximate date) 510s BC 519 BC: King Jing of Zhou becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China. 516 BC: Indian subcontinent—Occupation of Punjab is completed by the Achaemenid King Darius I. 12 March 515 BC: Construction is completed on the Temple in Jerusalem. 514 BC: King Helü of Wu establishes the "Great City of Helü", the ancient name for Wuxi, as his capital in China. 513 BC: Darius the Great subdues