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Dates approximate

• 575 –Ishtar Gate inBabylon constructed.^[1]
• 530 –Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum established
• 520 –Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens, begun (completed 132 CE).
• 515 – Construction ofPersepolis, capital of theAchaemenid Empire, begins.
• 500:
  • Temple of Athena (Paestum) inCampania constructed.
  • TheMagadha imperial capital ofPataliputra (modern dayPatna) in theIndian subcontinent is begun with construction of a small fort (Pāṭaligrama) near theGanges.

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• 6th century BC in the arts

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