' état ▁in ▁Q i ▁kingdom . ▁▁ 5 4 4 ▁BC — Pe ople ▁of ▁Te os ▁migr ate ▁to ▁Ab der a , ▁Th race ▁to ▁escape ▁the ▁y oke ▁of ▁Pers ia . ▁▁ 5 4 4 ▁BC — K ing ▁J ing ▁becomes ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁Z hou ▁D ynast y ▁of ▁China . ▁▁ 5 4 3 ▁BC — N orth ▁Indian ▁Prince ▁V ij aya ▁inv ades ▁C ey lon ▁and ▁establish es ▁a ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁dynast y . ▁▁ 5 4 3 ▁BC — P is istr atus , ▁t yr ant ▁of ▁Ath ens , ▁pur ifies ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Del os ▁( appro xim ate ▁date ). ▁▁ 5 4 3 ▁BC — Gu ided ▁by ▁the ▁Chinese ▁states man ▁Z i ▁Chan , ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Zh eng ▁instit utes ▁a ▁formal ▁code ▁of ▁law . ▁▁ 5 4 0 ▁BC — C yrus ▁attacks ▁Bab yl onia . ▁▁ 5 4 0 ▁BC — G reek ▁city ▁of ▁Ele a ▁of ▁southern ▁Italy ▁founded ▁( appro xim ate ▁date ). ▁▁ 5 4 0 ▁BC — Pers ians ▁conquer ▁Ly cian ▁city ▁of ▁X anth os ▁now ▁in ▁southern ▁Turkey ▁( appro xim ate ▁date ). ▁ ▁c . ▁ 5 4 0 ▁BC — Am asis ▁P ain ter ▁makes ▁D ion ys os ▁with ▁ma en ads , ▁black - figure ▁decor ation ▁on ▁an ▁am ph ora . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁at ▁Bibli othe que ▁N ationale