Ap-World History-Greece By Lost7 Period: 624 BCE to 546 BCE Life of Thales of Miletu 600 BCE Life of Buddha, Confucius, Laozi 600 BCE Rise of Tyrants In Greek, tyrants simply means an aristocrat who seized sole power. Period: 600 BCE to 300 BCE Emergence of Greek Rationalism Period: 586 BCE to 539 BCE Jewish exile in Babylon Period: 580 BCE to 495 BCE Life of Pythagoras Period: 490 BCE to 480 BCE The Persian War 488 BCE Rise of Democracy In 488 BCE the first ostracism of an Athenian politician, democracy is now the form of government. Period: 484 BCE to 425 BCE Life of Herodotus Period: 469 BCE to 399 BCE Life of Socrates Period: 460 BCE to 370 BCE Life of Democritus Period: 429 BCE to 347 BCE Life of Plato 390 BCE The creation of The Republic Period: 384 BCE to 322 BCE Life of Aristotle