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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: 453 BC 452 BC 451 BC 450 BC 449 BC - 448 BC - 447 BC 446 BC 445 BC 444 BC 443 BC 448 BC - Events. Phidias finishes a 9 meter high statue of Athena on the Acropolis 448 BC - Births. 448 BC - Deaths. Category: Including:

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