550s BC
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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
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
- 550 BC – Abdera is destroyed by the Thracians.
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
Categories: 550s BC