548 BC
The year 548 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 206 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 548 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
- Diognetus of Croton wins the stadion race at the Olympic Games
- The Medo-Persian Empire was established after Belshazzar, the last king of Babylon, was killed. Cyrus II acceded the throne. He would remain king until 485 BC. Cyrus II may be the same person as Darius the Mede, mentioned in the Bible, but this is not sure.
- The Temple of Apollo at Delphi, Greece was burnt. The Alcmaeonids rebuilt the structure.
Deaths
- Duke Zhuang II Ruler of Qi
- Megakles II, Athenian statesman, born 595 BC). He was the son of Alkmaion II, the grandson of Megakles I and married to Agariste of Sicyon.
- Thales, born c. 626 BC, a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher. He was the first natural philosopher who belonged to the Milesian school along with Anaximander and Anaximenes
