| 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 |
| Years: | 463 BC 462 BC 461 BC - 460 BC - 459 BC 458 BC 457 BC |
| 460 BC by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 460 BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 294 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -2303 – -2302 |
| Berber calendar | 491 |
| Buddhist calendar | 85 |
| Burmese calendar | -1097 |
| Chinese calendar | 2177/2237 ([[Sexagenary cycle|]]年) — to —
2178/2238([[Sexagenary cycle|]]年) |
| Coptic calendar | -743 – -742 |
| Ethiopian calendar | -467 – -466 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3301 – 3302 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | -404 – -403 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2642 – 2643 |
| Holocene calendar | 9541 |
| Iranian calendar | 1081 BP – 1080 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1114 BH – 1113 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 1874 |
| Thai solar calendar | 84 |
Events
By place
Persian Empire
- Egypt revolts against Persian rule. 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 Births 496 BC — Sophocles, Athenian Dramatist and Statesman c Births 484 BC — Herodotus, Greek Historian 484 BC — Achaeus of Eretria, a Greek 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 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Events By Place Greece In Athens, the democratic statesman Ephialtes and the young Pericles attempt to get the oligarchic Events By place Greece The Spartans try to conquer the mountain stronghold of Mt Ithome in Messenia, where a large Events By place Greece In Athens, Ephialtes and Pericles finally get agreement to the Ostracism of Events By place Persian empire The Jewish priest Ezra assembles and leads a band of approximately 5000 Jews from Babylon Events By place Greece Pleistoanax succeeds his father Pleistarchus as king of Sparta. Events By place Persian empire Artaxerxes I decrees that the city government of Jerusalem shall be re-established (see Ezra 7 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 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 Ancient Egypt was an Ancient Civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia The Egyptian leader, Inaros, asks Athens for assistance, which is willingly provided as Athens has plans to trade with and colonise Egypt. Ienheru or Inarus, also known as Inaros, (c460 BC was an Egyptian rebel ruler who was the son of a Libyan prince named Psametik presumably Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's A force of 200 Athenian triremes, which is campaigning in Cyprus, is immediately ordered to Egypt to render assistance. Trireme ( τριήρης sing τριήρεις pl triremis sing
- Achaemenes, Persian satrap (governor) of Egypt, is defeated and slain in a battle at Papremis, on the banks of the Nile River, by Egyptian forces. Achaemenes (Haxāmaniš was the Satrap of Egypt from 484 BC until his death in 460 BC and a member of the Achaemenid dynasty. See also the related deity Satrapes. Satrap (Persian ساتراپ was the name given to the governors of the Provinces of ancient
- The construction of the ceremonial complex of Apadana (the audience hall of Darius I and Xerxes I) in Persepolis is completed. Darius I the Great (c 549 BC&ndash486 BC 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavahuš: "Possessing goodness" Having ascended to power amidst controversy and bloodshed Xerxes I of Persia was a King of Persia (reigned 485–465 BC of the Achaemenid dynasty. Persepolis ( Old Persian: Pārsa, Modern Persian: تخت جمشید/پارسه Takht-e Jamshid or Chehel Minar) was the ceremonial
Greece
- The First Peloponnesian War breaks out between the Delian League (led by Athens) and a Peloponnesian alliance (led by Sparta), caused in part by Athens' alliance with Megara and Argos and the subsequent reaction of Sparta. The First Peloponnesian War ( 460 BC - circa 445 BC) was fought between Sparta as the leaders of the Peloponnesian League and Sparta's other allies The Delian League was an association of approximately 150 5th-century BC Greek City-states under the leadership of Athens, whose purpose was to continue Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη Megara ( Greek:, "Big Houses" is an ancient city (pop Argos ( Greek: Ἄργος, Árgos ˈaɾɣos is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor The Athenians have built long walls for the Megarans to their port at Nisaea, thereby earning the enmity of Megara's old rival Corinth. Corinth, or Korinth ( Greek Κόρινθος ( is a city in Greece.
- Argos rises against Sparta. Argos ( Greek: Ἄργος, Árgos ˈaɾɣos is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη Athens supports Argos and Thessaly. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Thessalia redirects here For the Butterfly Genus, see Thessalia (butterfly. The small force that is sent by Sparta to quell the uprising in Argos is defeated by a joint Athenian and Argos force at Oenoe.
Roman Republic
- Conflicts arise between the Roman patricians and plebians. The term " patrician " originally referred to a group of elite families in Ancient Rome, including both their natural and Plebs were the general body of landowners of Roman Citizens in Ancient Rome. There is also a revolt by Rome's slaves. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 During the revolt, the Campidoglio is held by the slaves for a lengthy period, along with the most important temples of Rome. The Capitoline Hill, between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the seven hills of Rome. It is during this revolt that consul Publius Valerius Publicola dies. Consul (abbrev cos; Latin plural consules) was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire The revolt only ends with the arrival of an army from Tusculum, led by Tusculan dictator Lucius Mamilius. For other uses of Tusculum see Tusculum (disambiguation. Tusculum is the classical Roman name of a major ancient Alban Hills city in A dictator is an Authoritarian ruler (eg Absolutist or autocratic) who assumes sole and absolute power without hereditary ascension such as an Absolute Meanwhile, Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus is appointed as consul to replace Publicola. Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (519 BC &ndash 430 BC? was an ancient Roman political figure serving as Consul in 460 BC and Roman dictator in 458 BC and
Sicily
- Ducetius, a Hellenised leader of the Siculi, an ancient people of Sicily, takes advantage of the confusion that follows the collapse of the tyranny in Syracuse and other Sicilian states. Ducetius (died 440 BCE was a Hellenized leader of the Sicels and founder of a united Sicilian state and numerous cities This article focuses on the cultural aspects of the Hellenistic age for the historical aspects see Hellenistic period. The Sicels ( Latin: Siculi; Greek: Σικελοί Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. In modern usage a tyrant is a single ruler holding absolute power over a State or within an Organization. Syracuse (Siracusa Sicilian: Sarausa, Classical Greek: / transliterated Syrakousai) is a historic City in With the support of the Syracusan democracy, he drives out the colonists of the former tyrant Hieron from Catana and restores it to its original inhabitants. Hieron I (Ἱέρων in Greek was the son of Deinomenes, the brother of Gelon and tyrant of Syracuse in Sicily from 478 to 467 BC Catania ( Greek: &ndash Katánē; Latin: Catăna and Catĭna; Arabic:
By topic
Arts
- Polygnotos of Thasos decorates the Painted Stoa, on the north side of Ancient Agora of Athens (approximate date). Polygnotus (Πολύγνωτος was an Ancient Greek painter from the middle of the 5th century BC, son of Aglaophon. Thasos or Thassos (Θάσος is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea, close to the coast of Thrace and the plain of the river The Stoa Poikile ( Ancient Greek: ή ποικίλη στοά or Painted Porch, originally called the Porch of Peisianax (Ancient Greek ή Πεισιανάκτειος The Ancient Agora of Athens is the most well-known example of Agora, located in Athens, Greece.
- The construction of a sculpture of a Young Warrior (subsequently found in the sea off Riace, Italy) is begun and completed approximately ten years later. Riace is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about 50 km south of Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Events By place Greece Athenian General Cimon sails to Cyprus with two hundred Triremes of the It is now preserved at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Reggio Calabria, Italy. The Naples National Archaeological Museum ( Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli) is located in Naples Italy, at the northwest corner of the original Greek Reggio di Calabria (Italian pronunciation /ˈrɛʤo ˌdikaˈlabrja/ Calabrian dialect: Rìggiu, Greek-Calabrian: Righi, Greek: Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
- The sculpture Apollo with battling Lapiths and centaurs is built on the west pediment of the Temple of Zeus in Olympia (approximate date). The Temple of Zeus at Olympia is an ancient Greek pagan temple dedicated to the chief of the gods Zeus. Olympia ( Greek: Olympí'a or Olýmpia, older transliterations Olimpia, Olimbia) a sanctuary of ancient Greece Only fragments remain and are today preserved at the Archaeological museum in Olympia.
- A metope relief of Athena, Heracles and Atlas are made on a frieze in the Temple of Zeus in Olympia (approximate date). It is now preserved at the Archaeological museum in Olympia.
Births
- Democritus of Abdera, Greek philosopher (d. Democritus ( Greek:) was a pre-Socratic Greek Materialist Philosopher (born at Abdera in Thrace ca Abdera (Άβδηρα was a town on the coast of Thrace 17 km east-northeast of the mouth of the Nestos, and almost opposite Thasos. Ancient Greek philosophy focused on the role of Reason and Inquiry. Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language 370 BC)
- Hippocrates of Cos, Greek physician (d. Events By place Greece Cleomenes II succeeds his brother Agesipolis II as Agiad king of Sparta. Hippocrates of Cos II or Hippokrates of Kos ( ca. 460 BC – ca Kos or Cos ( Greek: Κως Turkish: İstanköy; Italian: Coo formerly Stanchio in English is a Greek Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health 377 BC)
- Thucydides, Greek historian (d. Events By place Persian empire Mausolus is appointed as the Persian Satrap of Caria. Thucydides ( C 460 BC &ndash C 395 BC) ( Greek Θουκυδίδης Thoukydídēs) was a Greek Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it 395 BC)
Deaths
- Epicharmus, Greek poet (b. Events By place Persian Empire The Persian Satrap Tissaphernes ' enemy Parysatis, mother of Cyrus Epicharmus is considered to have lived within the hundred year period between c Greek literature refers to those writings autochthonic to the areas of Greek influence typically though not necessarily in one of the Greek dialects throughout the A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" 550 BC)
- Panini, Hindu Indian grammarian (b. Events and trends Carthage conquers Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica. Pāṇini ( IAST: Pāṇini Dēvanāgarī: sa पाणिनि a Patronymic meaning "descendant of {{IAST|Paṇi}} " was an ancient A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical This article deals with the geophysical region in Asia For geopolitical treatments see South Asia. Grammar is the field of Linguistics that covers the Rules governing the use of any given natural language. 520 BC)
- Themistocles, Athenian politician and naval strategist (b. Events 529 BC — Cambyses II started to rule He is son of Cyrus II. Themistocles ( Greek:; c 524&ndash459 BC was an Athenian soldier and statesman 525 BC)
- Achaemenes, Persian satrap (governor) of Egypt
- Publius Valerius Publicola, Roman consul
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