530s BC

Centuries: 7th century BCE - 6th century BCE - 5th century BCE

Decades: 580s BCE - 570s BCE - 560s BCE - 550s BCE - 540s BCE - 530s BCE - 520s BCE - 510s BCE - 500s BCE - 490s BCE - 480s BCE

Events and trends

* 539 BCE - Babylon is conquered by Cyrus the Great
* 537 BCE - Jews transported to Babylon are allowed to return to Jerusalem, bringing to a close the Babylonian captivity.
* 536 BCE - According to tradition, the christian biblical Daniel receives an angelic visitor. see Daniel 10:4
* 534 BCE - Lucius Tarquinius Superbus becomes king of Rome
* 534 BCE - November 23? Thespis, claimed to be the first actor in a play, first appears at Theatre Dionysus
* 530 BCE - Cambyses II succeeds Cyrus as King of Persia.

Significant people

* 535 BCE - Birth of Heraclitus of Ephesus, Greek philosopher (approximate date)