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The year '''553 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. In the [[Roman Empire]], it was known as '''year 201 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''. The denomination 553 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.

==Events==
* [[Cyrus the Great|Cyrus II of Persia]] revolts against [[Astyages|Astyages of the Medes]].

==Births==
* [[Emperor Itoku|Itoku]], emperor of [[Japan]] (d. [[477 BC]])

==Deaths==
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