2 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
Southern Europe (2)
Croesus tests several oracles, including Delphi; he receives the reply that if he sends an army against Persia he will destroy a great empire (Herodotus, Histories 1.46-54)tradition
Croesus sends gifts to Sparta and asks for an alliance; Sparta accepts (Herodotus, Histories 1.69-70)tradition
Changes of power ◆
Places where the world territory data shows a change of borders in this year.