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[[Centuries]]: [[7th century BC]] - '''[[6th century BC]]''' - [[5th century BC]]

[[Decades]]: [[600s BC]] - [[590s BC]] - [[580s BC]] - [[570s BC]] - [[560s BC]] - '''550s BC''' - [[540s BC]] - [[530s BC]] - [[520s BC]] - [[510s BC]] - [[500s BC]]
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==Events and trends==
==Events and trends==
*[[Carthage]] conquers [[Sicily]], [[Sardinia]] and [[Corsica]].
* [[Carthage]] conquers [[Sicily]], [[Sardinia]] and [[Corsica]].
*[[559 BC]] - King [[Cambyses I of Anshan]] dies and is succeeded by his son [[Cyrus the Great|Cyrus II the Great]].
* [[559 BC]] - King [[Cambyses I of Anshan]] dies and is succeeded by his son [[Cyrus the Great|Cyrus II the Great]].
*[[558 BC]] - [[Hegesias]] is removed as [[Archons of Athens|Archon]] of [[Athens]].
* [[558 BC]] - [[Hegesias]] is removed as [[Archons of Athens|Archon]] of [[Athens]].
*558 BC - The [[China|Chinese]] state of [[Jin (state)|Jin]] defeats its rival [[State of Qin|Qin]] in battle.
* 558 BC - The [[China|Chinese]] state of [[Jin (state)|Jin]] defeats its rival [[State of Qin|Qin]] in battle.
*[[556 BC]] - [[Peisistratos (Athens)|Pisistratus]] is exiled from [[Athens, Greece|Athens]] to [[Euboea]].
* [[556 BC]] - [[Peisistratos (Athens)|Pisistratus]] is exiled from [[Athens, Greece|Athens]] to [[Euboea]].
*556 BC - [[Labashi-Marduk]] succeeds [[Neriglissar]] as king of [[Babylon]].
* 556 BC - [[Labashi-Marduk]] succeeds [[Neriglissar]] as king of [[Babylon]].
*556 BC/[[555 BC]] - [[Nabonidus]] succeeds [[Labashi-Marduk]] as king of [[Babylon]].
* 556 BC/[[555 BC]] - [[Nabonidus]] succeeds [[Labashi-Marduk]] as king of [[Babylon]].
*[[550 BC]] - [[Abdera, Thrace|Abdera]] is destroyed by the [[Thrace|Thracians]].
* [[550 BC]] - [[Abdera, Thrace|Abdera]] is destroyed by the [[Thrace|Thracians]].
*550 BC - [[Cyrus I of Anshan]] overthrows [[Astyages]] of the [[Medes]], establishing the [[Persian Empire]].
* 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.
* c. 550 BC - Temple of Hera I, [[Paestum]], [[Italy]], is built.


==Significant people==
==Significant people==

Revision as of 21:47, 9 April 2007

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250 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar250 BC
CCL BC
Ab urbe condita504
Ancient Egypt eraXXXIII dynasty, 74
- PharaohPtolemy II Philadelphus, 34
Ancient Greek Olympiad (summer)132nd Olympiad, year 3
Assyrian calendar4501
Balinese saka calendarN/A
Bengali calendar−843 – −842
Berber calendar701
Buddhist calendar295
Burmese calendar−887
Byzantine calendar5259–5260
Chinese calendar庚戌年 (Metal Dog)
2448 or 2241
    — to —
辛亥年 (Metal Pig)
2449 or 2242
Coptic calendar−533 – −532
Discordian calendar917
Ethiopian calendar−257 – −256
Hebrew calendar3511–3512
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat−193 – −192
 - Shaka SamvatN/A
 - Kali Yuga2851–2852
Holocene calendar9751
Iranian calendar871 BP – 870 BP
Islamic calendar898 BH – 897 BH
Javanese calendarN/A
Julian calendarN/A
Korean calendar2084
Minguo calendar2161 before ROC
民前2161年
Nanakshahi calendar−1717
Seleucid era62/63 AG
Thai solar calendar293–294
Tibetan calendarལྕགས་ཕོ་ཁྱི་ལོ་
(male Iron-Dog)
−123 or −504 or −1276
    — to —
ལྕགས་མོ་ཕག་ལོ་
(female Iron-Boar)
−122 or −503 or −1275

Significant people