NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 536 BC

538 BC - Babylon occupied by Jews transported to Babylon are allowed to return to Jerusalem, bring to a close the Babylonian captivity.
536 BC - The biblical Daniel receives an angelic visitor. see Daniel 10:4 (http://bible.gospelcom.net/cgi-bin/bible?passage=daniel+10%3A4&language=english&version=NLT)
534 BC - Lucius Tarquinius Superbus becomes king of Rome
534 BC - November 23? Thespus, claimed to be the first actor in a play, first appears at Theatre Dionysus

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535 BC _ Heraclitus of Ephesus, Greek philosopher (approximate date)

Categories: 530s BC

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Encyclopedia: Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon (1357 words)
	In the ensuing Battle of Carchemish in 606 BC, the Egyptian army was defeated and driven back, and Syria and Phoenicia were brought under the sway of Babylon.
	Nabopolassar died on August 15, 605 BC and Nebuchadnezzar quickly returned to Babylon to ascend to the throne.
	Another siege of Jerusalem occurred in 586 BC, ending in the destruction of both the city and the Temple and the deportation of many prominent citizens to Babylon.

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