560 BC

560 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	560 BC; DLX BC
Ab urbe condita	194
Ancient Egypt era	XXVI dynasty, 105
- Pharaoh	Amasis II, 11
Ancient Greek era	55th Olympiad (victor)¹
Assyrian calendar	4191
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−1152
Berber calendar	391
Buddhist calendar	−15
Burmese calendar	−1197
Byzantine calendar	4949–4950
Chinese calendar	庚子年 (Metal Rat); 2138 or 1931; — to —; 辛丑年 (Metal Ox); 2139 or 1932
Coptic calendar	−843 – −842
Discordian calendar	607
Ethiopian calendar	−567 – −566
Hebrew calendar	3201–3202
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−503 – −502
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2541–2542
Holocene calendar	9441
Iranian calendar	1181 BP – 1180 BP
Islamic calendar	1217 BH – 1216 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	1774
Minguo calendar	2471 before ROC; 民前2471年
Nanakshahi calendar	−2027
Thai solar calendar	−17 – −16
Tibetan calendar	阳金鼠年; (male Iron-Rat); −433 or −814 or −1586; — to —; 阴金牛年; (female Iron-Ox); −432 or −813 or −1585

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	7th century BC; 6th century BC ; 5th century BC;
Decades:	580s BC; 570s BC; 560s BC ; 550s BC; 540s BC;
Years:	563 BC; 562 BC; 561 BC; 560 BC ; 559 BC; 558 BC; 557 BC;

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]

Gregorian calendar	560 BC DLX BC
Ab urbe condita	194
Ancient Egypt era	XXVI dynasty, 105
- Pharaoh	Amasis II, 11
Ancient Greek era	55th Olympiad (victor )¹
Assyrian calendar	4191
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−1152
Berber calendar	391
Buddhist calendar	−15
Burmese calendar	−1197
Byzantine calendar	4949–4950
Chinese calendar	庚子年 (Metal Rat) 2138 or 1931 — to — 辛丑年 (Metal Ox) 2139 or 1932
Coptic calendar	−843 – −842
Discordian calendar	607
Ethiopian calendar	−567 – −566
Hebrew calendar	3201–3202
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−503 – −502
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2541–2542
Holocene calendar	9441
Iranian calendar	1181 BP – 1180 BP
Islamic calendar	1217 BH – 1216 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	1774
Minguo calendar	2471 before ROC 民前2471年
Nanakshahi calendar	−2027
Thai solar calendar	−17 – −16
Tibetan calendar	阳金鼠年 (male Iron-Rat) −433 or −814 or −1586 — to — 阴金牛年 (female Iron-Ox) −432 or −813 or −1585