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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
is 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/
555 BC
—
Nabonidus
succeeds
Labashi-Marduk
as king of
Babylon
.
c.
550 BC
— Colonisation of
Greeks
ends.
550 BC —
Abdera
is destroyed by the
Thracians
.
550 BC —
Cyrus I Of Anshan
overthrows
Astyages
of the
Medes
, establishing the
Persian Empire
.
c. 550 BC — Temple of Hera I,
Paestum
,
Italy
, is built.
SIGNIFICANT PEOPLE
558 BC
— Death of
Solon
,
Athenian
Statesman
.
c.
556 BC
— Birth of
Simonides Of Ceos
.
555 BC
— Death of
Stesichorus
,
Greek
Lyric
Poet
.
551 BC
— Birth of
Confucius
,
Philosopher
(traditional date).
550 BC
— Birth of
Epicharmus
,
Greek
Poet
(d.
460 BC
).