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Events and trends

Carthage conquers Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica.
559 BC — King Cambyses I of Anshan dies and is succeeded by his son Cyrus II the Great.
558 BC — Hegesias is removed as Archon of Athens.
558 BC — The Chinese state of Jin defeats its rival Qin in battle.
556 BC — Pisistratus is exiled from Athens to Euboea.
556 BC — Labashi-Marduk succeeds Neriglissar as king of Babylon.
556 BC/555 BC — Nabonidus succeeds Labashi-Marduk as king of Babylon.
c. 550 BC — Colonisation of Greeks ends.
550 BC — Abdera is destroyed by the Thracians.
550 BC — Cyrus I of Anshan overthrows Astyages of the Medes, establishing the Persian Empire.
c. 550 BC — Temple of Hera I, Paestum, Italy, is built.

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 ==Significant people==
-* [[558 BC]] — Death of [[Solon]], [[Athens|Athenian]] [[statesman]]
+*[[558 BC]] — Death of [[Solon]], [[Athens|Athenian]] [[statesman]].
-* c. [[556 BC]] — Birth of [[Simonides of Ceos]]
+*c. [[556 BC]] — Birth of [[Simonides of Ceos]].
-* [[555 BC]] — Death of [[Stesichorus]], [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[Lyric poetry|lyric]] [[poet]]
+*[[555 BC]] — Death of [[Stesichorus]], [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[Lyric poetry|lyric]] [[poet]].
-* [[551 BC]] — Birth of [[Confucius]], [[philosopher]]
+*[[551 BC]] — Birth of [[Confucius]], [[philosopher]] (traditional date).
-* [[550 BC]] — Birth of [[Epicharmus]], [[Greek literature|Greek]] [[poet]] (d. [[460 BC]])
+*[[550 BC]] — Birth of [[Epicharmus]], [[Greek literature|Greek]] [[poet]] (d. [[460 BC]]).
 [[Category:550s BC]]