561 BC
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The year 561 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 193 Ab urbe condita.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The denomination 561 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Events
- Croesus becomes king of Lydia (or 560 BC).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- All eight solar system planets, including the now redefined dwarf planet Pluto, fall into planetary alignment.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Deaths
- Alyattes, king of Lydia (or 560 BC)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Zedekiah, king of Judah