The Exile

The wider world

1. c. 585 BCThales of Miletus: the first Greek philosopher
2. c. 571 BCLao Tzu, traditional founder of Taoism
3. c. 563 BCGautama Buddha born in the Ganges plain
4. 551 BCConfucius born in the state of Lu
5. 550 BCCyrus the Great founds the Persian Empire
6. 539 BCCyrus the Great captures Babylon