560 BC
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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]Template:Self-published inline
- Solon Greek poet and statesman (approximate year)[12]
Notes
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