550s BC

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

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 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

Significant People

558 BC - Death of Solon, Athenian statesman
556 BC - Birth of Simonides of Ceos (approximate date)
555 BC - Death of Stesichorus, Greek lyric poet
551 BC - Birth of Confucius, philosopher

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