560 BC
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| 560 BC by topic |
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| Gregorian calendar | 560 BC DLX BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 194 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXVI dynasty, 105 |
| - Pharaoh | Amasis II, 11 |
| Ancient Greek era | 55th Olympiad (victor)¹ |
| Assyrian calendar | 4191 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −1152 |
| Berber calendar | 391 |
| Buddhist calendar | −15 |
| Burmese calendar | −1197 |
| Byzantine calendar | 4949–4950 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚子年 (Metal Rat) 2138 or 1931 — to — 辛丑年 (Metal Ox) 2139 or 1932 |
| Coptic calendar | −843 – −842 |
| Discordian calendar | 607 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −567 – −566 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3201–3202 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −503 – −502 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2541–2542 |
| Holocene calendar | 9441 |
| Iranian calendar | 1181 BP – 1180 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1217 BH – 1216 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1774 |
| Minguo calendar | 2471 before ROC 民前2471年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −2027 |
| Thai solar calendar | −17 – −16 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金鼠年 (male Iron-Rat) −433 or −814 or −1586 — to — 阴金牛年 (female Iron-Ox) −432 or −813 or −1585 |
The year 560 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 194 Ab urbe condita.[1] The denomination 560 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.[2]
Events
- Peisistratus seizes the Acropolis in Athens, becoming the city's tyrant for the first time.[3]
- Calf bearer (Moscophoros),[N 1] from the Acropolis, Athens is made. It is now displayed at the Acropolis Museum, Athens (approximate date).[4][5]
- Berlin Kore, begun in 570 BC, is finished. It is now displayed in Germany.[6]
Births
- Phocylides, Greek gnomic poet from Miletus
- Xenophanes, Greek poet and philosopher born in Colophon (approximate year)[7]
Deaths
- Amel-Marduk, king of Babylon[8]
- Battus II of Cyrene, Greek king of Cyrene and Cyrenaica[9]
- King Gong of Chu, Chinese king of Chu[10]
- Leon of Sparta, king of Sparta[11][self-published source?]
- Solon Greek poet and statesman (approximate year)[12]
Notes
- ^ Date of creation varies
References
- ^ Webster, Noah (1838). N. J. White (ed.). "An American dictionary of the English language; exhibiting the origin, orthography, pronunciation, and definitions of words". New York.
- ^ A. E. Redgate. encyklopedia (ed.). "Saint Bede". Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ^ Chester G. Starr. "Peisistratus Tyran of Athens". encyclopaedia britannica. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ^ Acropolis Museum. "Male statues. Calf bearer - Around 570 BC". Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ^ "Calf beareer, 560 –570 BC". Getty Images. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ^ "Berlin 1750 (Sculpture)". Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ^ "Xenophanes". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ Arnold, Bill T. (2004). Society of Bible Literature (ed.). Who Were the Babylonians?. Society of Biblical Lit. ISBN 1-58983-106-3.
- ^ Clayman, Dee L (2014). Oxford University Press (ed.). Berenice II and the Golden Age of Ptolemaic Egypt. Oxford. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-19-537089-8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Chinese Text Project". Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ^ Baumgartner, Daniel Lee (2008). Logos Arete: A Lexicon of the Ancient Greeks. Bloomington: AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4343-6284-1.
- ^ "Solon". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved February 24, 2024.