Back Ҳ. ҟ. 557 Abkhazian 557 ق م Arabic 557 ق م ARZ 557 e.C. AST E.ə. 557 Azerbaijani 557 г. пр.н.е. Bulgarian -557 Breton 557 v. Chr. German 557 π.Χ. Greek 557 eKr Estonian
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| 557 BC by topic |
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| Gregorian calendar | 557 BC DLVII BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 197 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXVI dynasty, 108 |
| - Pharaoh | Amasis II, 14 |
| Ancient Greek era | 55th Olympiad, year 4 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4194 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −1149 |
| Berber calendar | 394 |
| Buddhist calendar | −12 |
| Burmese calendar | −1194 |
| Byzantine calendar | 4952–4953 |
| Chinese calendar | 癸卯年 (Water Rabbit) 2141 or 1934 — to — 甲辰年 (Wood Dragon) 2142 or 1935 |
| Coptic calendar | −840 – −839 |
| Discordian calendar | 610 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −564 – −563 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3204–3205 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −500 – −499 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2544–2545 |
| Holocene calendar | 9444 |
| Iranian calendar | 1178 BP – 1177 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1214 BH – 1213 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1777 |
| Minguo calendar | 2468 before ROC 民前2468年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −2024 |
| Thai solar calendar | −14 – −13 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴水兔年 (female Water-Rabbit) −430 or −811 or −1583 — to — 阳木龙年 (male Wood-Dragon) −429 or −810 or −1582 |
The year 557 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 197 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 557 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.