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General

Population: Perhaps 100 million*

• Births: Siddartha Gautama (Buddha) (563 or 560 BC)
• Sports: Dead man wins Olympic fight when opponent concedes (564 BC)
• Deaths: Athenian statesman Solon (560 BC)

Africa

• Amasis II of Egypt opens trade with Greece (569 BC)

Americas

• General: Nephi makes small plates (569 BC)

Europe

• Greece: Death of Solon the Athenian statesman - rule of tyrants in Athens (560 BC)
  Sparta becomes leading Greek power (560 BC)

Middle East

• Babylon: Nebuchadnezzar dies - start of Babylonian decline (562 BC)
• Iran: Croesus King of Lydia begins to rule (561 BC)
• Turkey: Ionic temples built for goddess Artemis at Ephesus (560 BC)