520s BCE in History
| 529 BCE | Cambyses II starts his rule as king of kings of the Achaemenid Empire. |
| 528 BCE | Gautama Buddha attained Enlightenment, and began his ministry. |
| 526 BCE | Psammetichus III succeeds Amasis II as king of Egypt. |
| 525 BCE | Cambyses II, king of the Achaemenid Empire defeats Psammetichus III and subsequently conquers Egypt. |
| 522 BCE | Babylon rebels against Persian rule. |
| 522 BCE | Darius I succeeds Bardiya as ruler of Persia. He is son of a government official. |
| Births in 520s BCE | Deaths in 520s BCE |
| Aeschylus | 525 BCE |
| Pindar | 522 BCE |
| Anaximenes of Miletus | 528 BCE |
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