557 BC er

China

• 16th year after the era of the reign of Luke Prince Xiangong ^[1] .
• The Jin Dao-gong was buried in the 1st moon ^[2] .
• In the 3rd moon, there was a congress at the Ju-liang River, and there were princes Jin , Song , Wei , Zheng , Lu , Cao , Ju, Zhu , Xie , Small Qi and Small Zhu. On the day of y-yin, their dignitaries concluded an agreement ^[3] .
• The rulers Qu and Zhu were accused of trying to form an alliance with Chu and Qi , and arrested by the Jin. ^[4]
• In the 3rd moon, the cis prince attacked the northern borders of Lou. In the summer, Lu-goon returned from the congress. An earthquake struck Lu in the 5th moon, on the day of Jia-tzu ^[5] .
• In the 5th moon, the troops of the Jin commander Xun Yan, the Zheng prince, the Wei commander Ning Shi, the Lu commander Shu Lao, and the Suntsi attacked Xu ^[6] . According to " Zuo Zhuan ", the Xuysky prince wanted to move to Jin , but his dignitaries were against, and the allies refused. Xun Yan attacked Chu and defeated their troops on the banks of the Zhanshi River (Zhanfan), and on returning attacked Xu ^[7] .
• In the fall, the cis prince again attacked the northern borders of Lou and besieged Cheng ^[8] .
• In the autumn, Lou was sacrificed to solicit rain ^[9] .
• In winter, Luska Ambassador Shusun Bao asked for help from Jin , but they said that they could not help ^[10] .

• 557-467 (556-468) - Simonides of Keoss (lyric poet).