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558 BC

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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.

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Events

  • Hegesias removed as Archon of Athens
  • The Chinese state of Jin defeats its rival Qin in battle.
  • Births

  • Bimbisara, king of the Magadha Empire in ancient India.
  • Deaths

  • Solon, Athenian statesman
  • Duke Dao of Jin, ruler of the State of Jin
  • References

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