Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC
Decades: 530s BC 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC 490s BC - 480s BC - 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC
Years: 488 BC 487 BC 486 BC 485 BC 484 BC - 483 BC - 482 BC 481 BC 480 BC 479 BC 478 BC
483 BC - Events.
Xerxes I of Persia starts planning his expedition against Greece.
483 BC - Births.
Gorgias, Greek philosopher (approximate date)
483 BC - Deaths.
May ...
Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC
Decades: 540s BC 530s BC 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC - 490s BC - 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC
Years: 496 BC 495 BC 494 BC 493 BC 492 BC - 491 BC - 490 BC 489 BC 488 BC 487 BC 486 BC
491 BC - Events.
Leotychidas II succeeds his cousin Demaratus as king of Sparta.
Gelo becomes Tyrant of Gela
491 BC - Births.
491 BC - Deaths. ...
Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC
Decades: 490s BC 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC - 440s BC - 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC
Years: 447 BC 446 BC 445 BC 444 BC 443 BC - 442 BC - 441 BC 440 BC 439 BC 438 BC 437 BC
442 BC - Events.
Sophocles writes Antigone
442 BC - Births.
442 BC - Deaths.
Zhou zhen ding w ...
Centuries: 4th century BC - 5th century BC - 6th century BC
Decades: 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC 470s BC - 460s BC - 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC
473 BC 472 BC 471 BC 470 BC 469 BC 468 BC 467 BC 466 BC 465 BC 464 BC 463 BC
468 BC - Events.
Sophocles, Greek playwright, defeats Aeschylus for the Athenian Prize.
Zhou zhen ding wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
468 BC - Births.
468 BC - Deaths. ...
Centuries: 4th century BC - 5th century BC - 6th century BC
Decades: 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC - 470s BC - 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC
Years: 480 BC 479 BC 478 BC 477 BC 476 BC - 475 BC - 474 BC 473 BC 472 BC 471 BC 470 BC
475 BC - Events.
Zhou Yuan Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
475 BC - Births.
475 BC - Deaths.
Heraclitus of Ephesus, Greek philosopher
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Centuries: 4th century BC - 5th century BC - 6th century BC
Decades: 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC - 470s BC - 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC
Years: 484 BC 483 BC 482 BC 481 BC 480 BC - 479 BC - 478 BC 477 BC 476 BC 475 BC 474 BC
479 BC - Events.
Battle of Plataea ends the Persian Wars in Greece.
Battle of Mycale
479 BC - Births.
479 BC - Deaths.
August 27 - Confucius, philosopher. His descendants are known today (77th generation).
Ma ...
Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC
Decades: 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC - 420s BC - 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC
Years: 432 BC 431 BC 430 BC 429 BC 428 BC - 427 BC - 426 BC 425 BC 424 BC 423 BC 422 BC
427 BC - Events.
Agis II succeeds his father Archidamus II as king of Sparta
427 BC - Births.
Plato, Greek philosopher
427 BC - Deaths.
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Centuries: 4th century BC - 5th century BC - 6th century BC
Decades: 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC - 450s BC - 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC
Years: 463 BC 462 BC 461 BC 460 BC 459 BC - 458 BC - 457 BC 456 BC 455 BC 454 BC 453 BC
458 BC - Births.
458 BC - Deaths.
458 BC - Events.
Greek playwright Aeschylus completes the Oresteia, a trilogy that tells the story of a family blood feud. The pl ...
Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC
Decades: 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC - 420s BC - 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC
Years: 425 BC 424 BC 423 BC 422 BC 421 BC - 420 BC - 419 BC 418 BC 417 BC 416 BC 415 BC
420 BC - Events.
Athens, Argus, Mantinea and Elis ally against Sparta
420 BC - Births.
420 BC - Deaths.
Herodot ...
Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC
Decades: 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC - 420s BC - 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC
Years: 427 BC 426 BC 425 BC 424 BC 423 BC - 422 BC - 421 BC 420 BC 419 BC 418 BC 417 BC
422 BC - Events.
Battle of Amphipolis: The Spartans under Brasidas defeat the Athenians under Cleon.
422 BC - Births.
422 BC - Deaths.
Brasidas, Spartan lead ...
Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC
Decades: 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC - 450s BC - 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC
Years: 455 BC 454 BC 453 BC 452 BC 451 BC - 450 BC - 449 BC 448 BC 447 BC 446 BC 445 BC
450 BC - Events.
Battle of Salamis - Athenians under Cimon defeat the Persian fleet.
Perdiccas II succeeds Alexander I as king of Macedonia (approximate date)
450 BC - Births.
Alcibiades, Athenian gen ...
Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC
Decades: 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC - 400s BC - 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC
Years: 413 BC 412 BC 411 BC 410 BC 409 BC - 408 BC - 407 BC 406 BC 405 BC 404 BC 403 BC
408 BC - Events.
Euripides writes Orestes and The Cyclops
Cities of Rhodes unite and start construction of the new city of Rhodes.
408 BC - Births.
Eudoxus of Cnidus, early mathematician and adherent of Pythagoras
Dion, s ...
Centuries: 4th century BC - 5th century BC - 6th century BC
Decades: 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC - 470s BC - 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC
477 BC 476 BC 475 BC 474 BC 473 BC 472 BC 471 BC 470 BC 469 BC 468 BC 467 BC
472 BC - Events.
Carystus in Euboea is forced to join the Delian League. (approximate date)
The tragedy The Persians is produced by Aeschylus.
472 BC - Deaths.
Confuci ...
Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC
Decades: 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC - 430s BC - 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC
Years: 436 BC 435 BC 434 BC 433 BC 432 BC - 431 BC - 430 BC 429 BC 428 BC 427 BC 426 BC
431 BC - Events.
Beginning of the Peloponnesian War between the Athenian Empire and the Peloponnesian League (which included Sparta)
The Greek physician and philosopher Empedocles articulates the notion that the ...
Centuries: 4th century BC - 5th century BC - 6th century BC
Decades: 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC - 450s BC - 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC
Years: 462 BC 461 BC 460 BC 459 BC 458 BC - 457 BC - 456 BC 455 BC 454 BC 453 BC 452 BC
457 BC - Events.
Pericles, Athenian statesman, inaugrates Golden Age of Ancient Athens.
Battle of Tanagra–The Spartans defeat the Athenians, near Thebes
Battle of Oenophyta–The Athenians defeat the T ...
Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC
Decades: 530s BC 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC 490s BC - 480s BC - 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC
Years: 489 BC 488 BC 487 BC 486 BC 485 BC - 484 BC - 483 BC 482 BC 481 BC 480 BC 479 BC
484 BC - Events.
Aeschylus, Athenian playwright, wins the Athenian Prize
Xerxes I abolishes the Kingdom of Babel and removes the golden statue of Bel (Marduk, Merodach). ...
Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC
Decades: 540s BC 530s BC 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC - 490s BC - 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC
Years: 495 BC 494 BC 493 BC 492 BC 491 BC - 490 BC - 489 BC 488 BC 487 BC 486 BC 485 BC
490 BC - Events.
September 12 - Battle of Marathon.
Phidippides runs 40 kilometers from Marathon to Athens to announce the news of the Persian victory; orig ...
Centuries: 4th century BC - 5th century BC - 6th century BC
Decades: 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC - 470s BC - 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC
Years: 475 BC 474 BC 473 BC 472 BC 471 BC - 470 BC - 469 BC 468 BC 467 BC 466 BC 465 BC
470 BC - Events.
470 BC - Births.
Socrates, Athenian philosopher (+ 399 BC).
Mozi, Chinese philosopher (+ 391 BC) (approximate date).
Including:
Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC
Decades: 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC - 420s BC - 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC
Years: 429 BC 428 BC 427 BC 426 BC 425 BC - 424 BC - 423 BC 422 BC 421 BC 420 BC 419 BC
424 BC - Events.
December 24 - King Artaxerxes I of Persia is last mentioned alive in inscription. Three of his sons soon rival each other for the throne as Xerxes II, Sogdianus and Darius II of Persia, with Darius II ult ...
Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC
Decades: 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC - 420s BC - 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC
Years: 430 BC 429 BC 428 BC 427 BC 426 BC - 425 BC - 424 BC 423 BC 422 BC 421 BC 420 BC
425 BC - Events.
Battle of Pylos - Athenians under Demosthenes again defeat the Spartans, this time capturing a Spartan fleet and leaving a Spartan contingent isolated on the island of Sphacteria
Battle of Sphact ...
Centuries: 4th century BC - 5th century BC - 6th century BC
Decades: 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC - 450s BC - 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC
Years: 465 BC 464 BC 463 BC 462 BC 461 BC - 460 BC - 459 BC 458 BC 457 BC 456 BC 455 BC
460 BC - Events.
Egypt revolts against Persia, starting a six year war. An Athenian force sent to attack Cyprus is diverted to support this revolt.
Cincinnatus ...
