This page relates to the year -550 Gregorian Calendrier.

Events

Europe

• Tarpeia was one of the Vestales (priestess dedicated to chastity) of the temple of Vesta to Rome, and his/her father was chief of the guard of Capitole. The young girl was allured by the King Sabin S named Tatius and the city delivered to him. As a punishment, it would have been buried alive at the south-western end of the Capitole, called since Roche tarpéienne.
• maritime Blockade of Tartessos (in Spain) by the Carthaginians.
• Foundation of Ensérune.
• League béotienne made up of Thèbes, Aulis, Chéronée, Coronée, Leuctres, Orchomène, Foundations, TANAGRA, Thespies.
• the city of Camarina is overcome and destroyed by Syracuse.
• Fall of the dynasty of the Orthagorides, tyrants of Sicyone, following an intervention of Sparte which reinstalls an oligarchical mode.
• Victoire of the Kings de Sparte Anaxandridès and Ariston on Tégée. They bring back to Sparte the bones Oreste.

Africa

• Dynasty of the Magonides to Carthage (fine in -450).
• Preponderance of Carthage in the Western Mediterranean in the place of Tyr.
• Carthage receives the money and the tin of the kingdom of Tartessos via the counter of Gadès (Cadiz).

The Middle East

• Cyrus II conquers the Empire mède and strengthens its domination on Iran.

• the king of the Mèdes Astyage, betrayed by its own general, is imprisoned and deposited by Cyrus II which settles with Ecbatane and substitutes for the empire mède the Persian empire, organized better and more powerful.

Arts & cultures

• the Zoroastrisme becomes official religion of the Perse.

Sciences and technology

Births

• Birth supposed of Héraclite, Greek philosopher. (actually the birth is estimated between 550 av. J-C. and 541 av. J-C.)

Death

• the lyric poet Stésichore of Himère, born v. -640.