| 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 |
| Years: | 449 BC 448 BC 447 BC - 446 BC - 445 BC 444 BC 443 BC |
| 446 BC by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
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| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 446 BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 308 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -2289 – -2288 |
| Berber calendar | 505 |
| Buddhist calendar | 99 |
| Burmese calendar | -1083 |
| Chinese calendar | 2191/2251 (甲年) — to —
2192/2252([[Sexagenary cycle|]]年) |
| Coptic calendar | -729 – -728 |
| Ethiopian calendar | -453 – -452 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3315 – 3316 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | -390 – -389 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2656 – 2657 |
| Holocene calendar | 9555 |
| Iranian calendar | 1067 BP – 1066 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1100 BH – 1099 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 1888 |
| Thai solar calendar | 98 |
Events
By place
Greece
- Achaea achieves its independence from Athens, while Euboea, crucial to Athenian control of the sea and food supplies, revolts against Athens. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 6th century BC started the first day of 600 BC and ended the last day of 501 BC. The 5th century BC started the first day of 500 BC and ended the last day of 401 BC. The 4th century BC started the first day of 400 BC and ended the last day of 301 BC. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and trends 479 BC — The Battle of Plataea, the Greeks defeat the Persians, ending the Persian Wars. Events and trends 468 BC — Sophocles, Greek Playwright, defeats Aeschylus for the Athenian Prize. Events and trends 459 BC — Destruction of the Sicilian town of Morgantina by Douketios, leader of the Sikels, according Events and trends 449 BC — Construction begins on the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens. Events and trends 439 BC — Cincinnatus again became dictator of the Roman Republic, during which he defeated the Volsci Events and trends Peloponnesian War 429 BC — Battle of Chalcis — Chalcidians and their allies defeat Athens Events and trends Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta Births Deaths This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Events By place Greece The Greek city-states make peace with the Persian Empire through the Peace of Callias, named Events By place Greece Pericles leads the Athenian army against Delphi to restore the sanctuary of the Oracle Events By place Greece Pericles leads Athenian forces in the expulsion of barbarians from the Thracian peninsula of Events By place Greece Pericles, concerned over the draining effect of years of war on Athenian manpower looks for peace with Events By place Greece The conservative and democratic factions in Athens confront each other Events By place Roman Republic No Consuls are elected in Rome, but rather military Tribunes with consular power are The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Achaea (Αχαΐα Achaïa, axaˈia in Polytonic orthography) is an ancient province and a present prefecture of Greece, on the northern Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's For the mythological figure see Euboea (mythology Euboea ( Modern Greek, Εύβοια - Évia &mdash Pericles crosses over to Euboea with his troops. Pericles (also spelled Perikles) (c 495 – 429 BC Greek:, meaning "surrounded by glory" was a prominent and influential Statesman, orator
- Megara joins the revolt against Athens. Megara ( Greek:, "Big Houses" is an ancient city (pop The strategic importance of Megara is immediately demonstrated by the appearance, for the first time in 12 years, of a Spartan army under King Pleistoanax in Attica. The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη Pleistoanax (reigned 458 BCE &ndash 409 BCE was an Agiad King of Sparta. Attica (Αττική Attikí;) is a periphery (subdivision in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece The threat from the Spartan army leads Pericles to arrange, by bribery and by negotiation, that Athens will give up its mainland possessions and confine itself to a largely maritime empire.
- The Spartan army retires, so Pericles crosses back to Euboea with 50 ships and 5,000 soldiers, cracking down any opposition. He punishes the landowners of Chalcis, who lose their properties, while the residents of Istiaia are uprooted and replaced by 2,000 Athenian settlers. Chalcis or Chalkida, Halkida, Halkis or Chalkis ( Greek, Modern Χαλκίδα xal'ciða Ancient/ Katharevousa: -ίς Istiaia (Ιστιαία is a municipality in Euboea, Greece. Its population is 7353 (2001
- After hearing that the Spartan army had accepted bribes from Pericles, Pleistoanax, the King of Sparta, is impeached by the citizens of Sparta, but flees to exile in Arcadia. Arcadia or Arkadía ( Greek Αρκαδία is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. His military adviser, Cleandridas also flees and is condemned to death in his absence.
Sicily
- Ducetius, the Hellenised leader of the Siculi, an ancient people of Sicily, returns from exile in Corinth to Sicily and colonises Cale Acte on the north coast with Greek and Siculi settlers. Ducetius (died 440 BCE was a Hellenized leader of the Sicels and founder of a united Sicilian state and numerous cities The Sicels ( Latin: Siculi; Greek: Σικελοί Corinth, or Korinth ( Greek Κόρινθος ( is a city in Greece. Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy.
Roman Republic
- In the Battle of Corbione, Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus leads Roman troops to a victory over the Aequi of north-east Latium and the Volsci of southern Latium. The Battle of Corbione took place in 446 BC. General Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus and Legatus Spurius Postumius Albus Regillensis The Roman Republic was the phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by a Republican form of government a period which began with the overthrow of the The Aequi were an ancient people of north-east Latium, in central Italy, whose name occurs constantly in Livy 's first decade as hostile to Rome Latium was a region of ancient Italy, home to the original Latin people. The Volsci were an ancient Italic people, well known in the history of the first century of the Roman Republic.
Births
- Aristophanes, Greek playwright (approximate year) (d. Aristophanes (Ἀριστοφάνης ˌærɪˈstɒfəniːz in English ca The Ancient Greek language is the historical stage in the development of the Hellenic language family spanning the Archaic (c A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama. c. 385 BC)
- Marcus Furius Camillus, Roman soldier and statesman (traditional date) (d. Events By place Greece Jason of Pherae becomes tyrant of Thessaly. Marcus Furius Camillus (ca 446- 365 BC was a Roman soldier and statesman of Patrician descent The Roman Republic was the phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by a Republican form of government a period which began with the overthrow of the A soldier is a general English term that refers to a member of a land component of National Armed forces. A statesman or stateswoman or statesperson is usually a Politician or other notable figure of State who has had a long and respected career in 365 BC)
Deaths
Events By place Greece Perdiccas III of Macedon, son of Amyntas III and Eurydice II, kills Ptolemy of AlorosDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic