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The year '''558 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|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.
==Events==
* [[Hegias of Athens|Hegesias]] is removed as [[Archons of Athens|Archon]] of [[Athens]].
* The [[China|Chinese]] state of [[Jin (Chinese state)|Jin]] defeats its rival state of [[State of Qin|Qin]] in battle.
==Births==
* [[Bimbisara]], king of the [[Haryanka dynasty|Magadha Empire]] in ancient India
==Deaths==
* [[Solon]], [[Athens|Athenian]] statesman and poet
* [[Duke Dao of Jin]], ruler of the [[Jin (Chinese state)|State of Jin]]
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