556 BC
556 BC by topic |
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Gregorian calendar | 556 BC |
Ab urbe condita | 198 |
Ancient Egypt era | XXVI dynasty, 109 |
- Pharaoh | Amasis II, 15 |
Ancient Greek era | 56th Olympiad (victor)¹ |
Assyrian calendar | 4195 |
Bengali calendar | −1148 |
Berber calendar | 395 |
Buddhist calendar | −11 |
Burmese calendar | −1193 |
Byzantine calendar | 4953–4954 |
Chinese calendar | 甲辰年 (Wood Dragon) 2141 or 2081 — to — 乙巳年 (Wood Snake) 2142 or 2082 |
Coptic calendar | −839 – −838 |
Discordian calendar | 611 |
Ethiopian calendar | −563 – −562 |
Hebrew calendar | 3205–3206 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | −499 – −498 |
- Shaka Samvat | N/A |
- Kali Yuga | 2546–2547 |
Holocene calendar | 9445 |
Iranian calendar | 1177 BP – 1176 BP |
Islamic calendar | 1213 BH – 1212 BH |
Julian calendar | N/A |
Korean calendar | 1778 |
Minguo calendar | 2467 before ROC 民前2467年 |
Thai solar calendar | −13 – −12 |
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Events
- Labashi-Marduk succeeds Neriglissar as king of Babylon.
- Pisistratus is expelled to Euboea from Athens, and makes his fortune from Thrace's mines.
- Nabonidus succeeds Labashi-Marduk as king of Babylon.
Births
- Simonides of Ceos, approximate date
Deaths
- Labashi-Marduk, king of Babylon
- Neriglissar, king of Babylon
References
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