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515 BCE

The Second Temple in Jerusalem is completed. Construction of Persepolis begins. Euphronios creates the Death of Sarpedon, a red-figure decoration on a calyx krater. It is now in the collection of the National Archaeological Museum of Cerveteri.

Religion & Belief

  • February 25 – The Second Temple in Jerusalem is completed.source

Technology & Infrastructure

  • Construction of Persepolis begins.source

Births

  • Parmenides, Greek religious philosopher (d. 450 BC)source

Deaths

  • Polycrates, son of Aeaces, the tyrant of Samos from c. 538 BC to 522 BCsource
  • Zhuan Zhu, an assassin in the Spring and Autumn period.source
  • King Liao of Wu (Chinese: 吳王僚), king of the state of Wu in the Spring and Autumn period from 526 to 515 BC, assassinated by Zhuan Zhu in 515 BCsource
  • Euphronios creates the Death of Sarpedon, a red-figure decoration on a calyx krater. It is now in the collection of the National Archaeological Museum of Cerveteri.source
  • Pheretima (Cyrenaean Queen), wife of the Greek Cyrenaean King Battus III and the last recorded queen of the Battiad dynasty in Cyrenaicasource
  • Arcesilaus III of Cyrene, the sixth Greek Cyrenaean King, was assassinated in 515 BCsource