Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC

Decades: 540s BC 530s BC 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC - 490s BC - 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC

Years: 499 BC 498 BC 497 BC - 496 BC - 495 BC 494 BC 493 BC 492 BC 491 BC

Events

• Battle of Lake Regillus: A legendary early Roman victory, won over either the Etruscans or the Latins.
• King Gon Jian of Yue defeats and banishes King Fucha of Wu, gaining a temporary hegemony in ancient China during the Spring and Autumn Period.

Births

• Sophocles, Athenian dramatist and statesman.

Deaths

• Pythagoras, Greek philosopher and mathematician.
• Sun Tzu, military philosopher and author of The Art of War (most likely a colloquial date).

496 BC | 490s BC

496 aC | 496 f.Kr. | 496 adC | -496 | -496 | 기원전 496년 | 496 p.n.e. | 496 aK | 496 a.C. | 496 לפנה"ס | -496 | 496 SM | 496 v. Chr. | 496 AC | -496 | 496 p.n.e. | 496 a.C. | 496 до н. э. | 496 pr. n. št. | 496. пне. | 496 eaa | 前496年