557 BC
The year 557 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 197 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 557 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.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| Gregorian calendar | 557 BC DLVI BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 197 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXVI dynasty, 108 |
| - Pharaoh | Amasis II, 14 |
| Ancient Greek era | 55th Olympiad, year 4 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4194 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −1149 |
| Berber calendar | 394 |
| Buddhist calendar | −12 |
| Burmese calendar | −1194 |
| Byzantine calendar | 4952–4953 |
| Chinese calendar | 癸卯年 (Water Rabbit) 2140 or 2080 — to — 甲辰年 (Wood Dragon) 2141 or 2081 |
| Coptic calendar | −840 – −839 |
| Discordian calendar | 610 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −564 – −563 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3204–3205 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −500 – −499 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2544–2545 |
| Holocene calendar | 9444 |
| Iranian calendar | 1178 BP – 1177 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1214 BH – 1213 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1777 |
| Minguo calendar | 2468 before ROC 民前2468年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −2024 |
| Thai solar calendar | −14 – −13 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴水兔年 (female Water-Rabbit) −430 or −811 or −1583 — to — 阳木龙年 (male Wood-Dragon) −429 or −810 or −1582 |
Events
- May 19: The Persians besieged Larissa, a.k.a. Calah, but could not capture it. However, when a solar eclipse occurred, the inhabitants left their city and it was taken.[1]
- Mahavira (b. 599 BC) attained omniscience in this year.[2]
- Labashi-Marduk was king of Babylon during this year. He succeeded Neriglissar, who reigned three years, and was followed by Nabonidus, the last king, who reigned 17 years.[3]
- Santorini, Greece suffered from a volcanic eruption.[4]
Births
- Siddharta Gautama, a.k.a. Buddha[5] (Year of birth not precisely known)
References
- Solar Eclipses and Ancient History. Jennings, S. Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Vol.2, pg. 172
- http://www.sivanandaonline.org/public_html/?cmd=displaysection§ion_id=1633
- http://www.studylight.org/dic/hbd/view.cgi?number=T636
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2012-10-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.bartleby.com/45/3/1001.html
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