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*[[558 BC]]—Death of [[Solon]], [[Athens|Athenian]], [[Statesman]], [[Poet]]. |
*[[558 BC]]—Death of [[Solon]], [[Athens|Athenian]], [[Statesman]], [[Poet]]. |
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*c. [[556 BC]]—Birth of [[Simonides of Ceos]]. |
*c. [[556 BC]]—Birth of [[Simonides of Ceos]]. |
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*[[555 BC]]—Death of [[Stesichorus]], [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[Lyric poetry|lyric]] [[poet]]. |
*[[555 BC]]—Death of [[Stesichorus]], [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[Lyric poetry|lyric]] [[poet]].. |
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*September 28, 551 BC—Birth of [[Confucius]], [[philosopher]] (traditional date). |
*September 28, 551 BC—Birth of [[Confucius]], [[philosopher]] (traditional date). |
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*[[550 BC]]—Birth of [[Epicharmus]], [[Greek literature|Greek]] [[poet]] (d. [[460 BC]]). |
*[[550 BC]]—Birth of [[Epicharmus]], [[Greek literature|Greek]] [[poet]] (d. [[460 BC]]). |
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Revision as of 20:53, 29 January 2011
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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—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—The Temple of Artemis completed in Ephesus.
- 550 BC—Cyrus II the Great overthrows Astyages of the Medes, establishing the Persian Empire.
- c. 550 BC—Temple of Hera I, Paestum, Italy, is built.
- 550 BC—Siddhartha Gautama founded Buddhism in Northern India after achieving enlightenment after six years of practicing penance and meditation.
Significant people
- 556 BC – Rule of Labashi-Marduk as king of Babylon
- 556 BC – Rule of Nabonidus as king of Babylon
- 558 BC—Death of Solon, Athenian, Statesman, Poet.
- c. 556 BC—Birth of Simonides of Ceos.
- 555 BC—Death of Stesichorus, Greek lyric poet..
- September 28, 551 BC—Birth of Confucius, philosopher (traditional date).
- 550 BC—Birth of Epicharmus, Greek poet (d. 460 BC).