| 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 |
| Years: | 481 BC 480 BC 479 BC - 478 BC - 477 BC 476 BC 475 BC |
| 478 BC by topic | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 478 BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 276 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -2321 – -2320 |
| Berber calendar | 473 |
| Buddhist calendar | 67 |
| Burmese calendar | -1115 |
| Chinese calendar | 2159/2219 ([[Sexagenary cycle|]]年) — to —
2160/2220([[Sexagenary cycle|]]年) |
| Coptic calendar | -761 – -760 |
| Ethiopian calendar | -485 – -484 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3283 – 3284 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | -422 – -421 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2624 – 2625 |
| Holocene calendar | 9523 |
| Iranian calendar | 1099 BP – 1098 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1133 BH – 1132 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 1856 |
| Thai solar calendar | 66 |
Events
By place
Greece
- Despite Spartan opposition, Athens is refortified as well as rebuilt after the Persian destruction of the city. 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. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Events By place Persian Empire The Persian King Xerxes I arrives at Sardis and begins to build Events By place Greece May — King Xerxes I of Persia marches from Sardis and onto Thrace Events By place Greece The Persian commander Mardonius, now based in Thessaly, wins support Events By place Greece The Spartan co-ruler Leotychides and the Athenian leader Themistocles Events By place Greece Convicted in Sparta on the charge of accepting a bribe from the Aleudae family whilst leading Events By place Greece Cimon leads an Athenian attack on the island of Skyros and expels the 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 The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia
- With the help of the Athenian statesman and general, Cimon, Aristides commands an Athenian fleet of 30 ships that the Spartan commander Pausanias leads to free the Greek cities on Cyprus and capture Byzantium from the Persians and their Phoenician allies. Cimon (in Greek, Κίμων &mdash Kimōn) (510 Athens - 450 BC Citium, Cyprus) was an Athenian Aristides or Aristeides ( Greek, 530–468 BC was an Athenian soldier and statesman Pausanias (Greek = Παυσανίας (d c 470 BC was a Spartan general of the 5th century BC Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía This article is about the city See also Byzantine Empire. Byzantium ( Greek: Βυζάντιον Latin: la BYZANTIVM Phoenicia ( Phoenician: Phoenician nunsvg|12px|נ]]Phoenician nun
- While Pausanias is occupying Byzantium, his arrogance and his adoption of Persian clothing and manners offends the allies and raises suspicions of disloyalty. Pausanias is recalled to Sparta, where he is tried and acquitted of the charge of treason, but he is not restored to his command. The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη
Sicily
- Hiero I (Hieron) becomes the Tyrant of Syracuse following the death of his brother Gelo. 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 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 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 Gelo (or Gelon, d 478 BC Greek: Γέλων) son of Deinomenes, was a 5th century BC ruler of Gela and Syracuse
China
- A Temple of Confucius is established in (modern-day) Qufu. A Temple of Confucius or Confucian temple ( is a Temple devoted to the memory of Confucius and the sages and philosophers of Confucianism Qufu ( is a city in Shandong Province, China. It is located at 35 ° 36 ′ northern latitude and 117 °, 02 ′
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Gelo (or Gelon, d 478 BC Greek: Γέλων) son of Deinomenes, was a 5th century BC ruler of Gela and Syracuse In modern usage a tyrant is a single ruler holding absolute power over a State or within an Organization. for the village in Tibet China see Gela Tibet Gela is a town in the Province of Caltanissetta in the south of Sicily, Syracuse (Siracusa Sicilian: Sarausa, Classical Greek: / transliterated Syrakousai) is a historic City in Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic