558 BC

Also known as 558 BCE

year

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Part of: 550s BC
Followed by: 557 BC
Follows: 559 BC

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Commons category: 558 BC
topic's main category: Category:558 BC
point in time: 0558-01-01
category for births in this time period: Category:558 BCE births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:558 BC deaths

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Encyclopedic overview

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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