558 BC
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| Gregorian calendar | 558 BC DLVII BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 196 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXVI dynasty, 107 |
| - Pharaoh | Amasis II, 13 |
| Ancient Greek era | 55th Olympiad, year 3 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4193 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −1150 |
| Berber calendar | 393 |
| Buddhist calendar | −13 |
| Burmese calendar | −1195 |
| Byzantine calendar | 4951–4952 |
| Chinese calendar | 壬寅年 (Water Tiger) 2139 or 2079 — to — 癸卯年 (Water Rabbit) 2140 or 2080 |
| Coptic calendar | −841 – −840 |
| Discordian calendar | 609 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −565 – −564 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3203–3204 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −501 – −500 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2543–2544 |
| Holocene calendar | 9443 |
| Iranian calendar | 1179 BP – 1178 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1215 BH – 1214 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1776 |
| Minguo calendar | 2469 before ROC 民前2469年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −2025 |
| Thai solar calendar | −15 – −14 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳水虎年 (male Water-Tiger) −431 or −812 or −1584 — to — 阴水兔年 (female Water-Rabbit) −430 or −811 or −1583 |
The year 558 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 196 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 558 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events[]
- Hegesias is removed as Archon of Athens.
- The Chinese state of Jin defeats its rival state of Qin in battle.
Births[]
- Bimbisara, king of the Magadha Empire in ancient India
Deaths[]
- Solon, Athenian statesman and poet
- Duke Dao of Jin, ruler of the State of Jin
References[]
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