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  • Ethiopia, Egypt
    540
    Plague

    Plague epidemic

    Ethiopia, Egypt
    540

    Plague epidemic originates in Ethiopia spreads to Pelusium in Egypt.




  • Ajaccio, France
    540 BC
    Etruscan civilization

    Etruria saw relegated to the northern Tyrrhenian Sea

    Ajaccio, France
    540 BC

    Around 540 BC, the Battle of Alalia led to a new distribution of power in the western Mediterranean. Though the battle had no clear winner, Carthage managed to expand its sphere of influence at the expense of the Greeks, and Etruria saw itself relegated to the northern Tyrrhenian Sea with full ownership of Corsica.




  • Ajaccio, France
    540 BC
    Etruscan civilization

    The Battle of Alalia

    Ajaccio, France
    540 BC

    Around 540 BC, the Battle of Alalia led to a new distribution of power in the western Mediterranean.




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