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Events and trends

459 BC—Destruction of the Sicilian town of Morgantina by Douketios, leader of the Sikels, according to Diodoros Siculus.
459 BC—Ezra leads the second body of Jews from Babylon to Jerusalem.
459 BC—Death in exile of the great Athenian politician and military leader Themistocles in Magnesia in Asia Minor.
458 BC—Greek playwright Aeschylus completes the Oresteia, a trilogy that tells the story of a family blood feud. The plays will have a great influence on future writers.
458 BC—Pleistoanax, son of Pausanius, succeeds Pleistarchus as king of Sparta.
458 BC—Cincinnatus is named dictator of the Roman Republic in order to defend it against Aequi. Sixteen days later, after defeating the invaders at the Battle of Mons Algidus, he resigns and returns to his farm.
457 BC—Athenian statesman Pericles' greatest reform, allowing common people to serve in any state office, inaugurates Golden Age of Ancient Athens.
457 BC—Battle of Tanagra—The Spartans defeat the Athenians, near Thebes.
457 BC—Battle of Oenophyta—The Athenians defeat the Thebans and take control of Boeotia.
457 BC—Decree of Artaxerxes I to re-establish the city government of Jerusalem. See Ezra 7, Daniel 9 and Nehemiah 1 in Old Testament.
455 BC—A thirty years' truce concluded between Athens and Lacedaemon.
455 BC—Euripides presents his first known tragedy, Peliades, in the Athenian festival of Dionysia.
454 BC—Athens loses a fleet and possibly as many as 50 000 men in a failed attempt to aid an Egyptian revolt against Persia.
454 BC—The treasury of the Delian League is moved from Delos to Athens.
454 BC—Hostilities between Segesta and Selinunte, two Greek cities on Sicily.
453 BC—Taiyuan, a city in China, gets flooded.
451 BC—Athens makes peace with Sparta and wages a war against Persia.
451 BC—The decemviri come to power in the Roman Republic. They enact the twelve tables, the foundation of Roman Law.
450 BC—Battle of Salamis: Athenians under Cimon defeat the Persian fleet.
c. 450 BC—Perdiccas II succeeds Alexander I as king of Macedonia.

Births

c. 450 BC—Alcibiades, Athenian general and politician (d. c. 404 BC)

Deaths

459 BC—Pleistarchus, King of Sparta
459 BC—Themistocles, Athenian politician
456 BC—Aeschylus, Greek playwright (b. 525 BC)
451 BC—Verginia, legendary victim of the decemviri
c. 450 BC—Cimon, major political figure in Athens and the son of Miltiades (b. 510 BC)
450 BC—Alexander I, king of Macedonia (approximate date)

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 ==Events and trends==
-*[[459 BC]] — Destruction of the [[Sicily|Sicilian]] town of [[Morgantina]] by [[Ducetius|Douketios]], leader of the [[Sicels|Sikels]], according to [[Diodorus Siculus|Diodoros Siculus]].
+*[[459 BC]]—Destruction of the [[Sicily|Sicilian]] town of [[Morgantina]] by [[Ducetius|Douketios]], leader of the [[Sicels|Sikels]], according to [[Diodorus Siculus|Diodoros Siculus]].
-*459 BC — [[Ezra]] leads the second body of [[Jews]] from [[Babylon]] to [[Jerusalem]].
+*459 BC—[[Ezra]] leads the second body of [[Jews]] from [[Babylon]] to [[Jerusalem]].
-*459 BC — Death in exile of the great [[Athenian]] politician and military leader [[Themistocles]] in [[Magnesia]] in [[Asia Minor]].
+*459 BC—Death in exile of the great [[Athenian]] politician and military leader [[Themistocles]] in [[Magnesia]] in [[Asia Minor]].
-*[[458 BC]] — [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[playwright]] [[Aeschylus]] completes the [[Oresteia]], a [[trilogy]] that tells the story of a family blood feud. The plays will have a great influence on future writers.
+*[[458 BC]]—[[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[playwright]] [[Aeschylus]] completes the [[Oresteia]], a [[trilogy]] that tells the story of a family blood feud. The plays will have a great influence on future writers.
-*458 BC — [[Pleistoanax]], son of [[Pausanias (general)|Pausanius]], succeeds [[Pleistarchus]] as king of [[Sparta]].
+*458 BC—[[Pleistoanax]], son of [[Pausanias (general)|Pausanius]], succeeds [[Pleistarchus]] as king of [[Sparta]].
-*458 BC — [[Cincinnatus]] is named [[Roman dictator|dictator]] of the [[Roman Republic]] in order to defend it against [[Aequi]]. Sixteen days later, after defeating the invaders at the [[Battle of Mons Algidus]], he resigns and returns to his farm.
+*458 BC—[[Cincinnatus]] is named [[Roman dictator|dictator]] of the [[Roman Republic]] in order to defend it against [[Aequi]]. Sixteen days later, after defeating the invaders at the [[Battle of Mons Algidus]], he resigns and returns to his farm.
-*[[457 BC]] — [[Athenian]] [[statesman]] [[Pericles]]' greatest reform, allowing common people to serve in any state office, inaugurates [[Golden Age]] of Ancient [[Athens]].
+*[[457 BC]]—[[Athenian]] [[statesman]] [[Pericles]]' greatest reform, allowing common people to serve in any state office, inaugurates [[Golden Age]] of Ancient [[Athens]].
-*457 BC — [[Battle of Tanagra (457 BC)|Battle of Tanagra]] — The [[Sparta]]ns defeat the [[Athens|Athenians]], near [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]].
+*457 BC—[[Battle of Tanagra (457 BC)|Battle of Tanagra]]—The [[Sparta]]ns defeat the [[Athens|Athenians]], near [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]].
-*457 BC — [[Battle of Oenophyta]] — The [[Athens|Athenians]] defeat the [[Thebes, Greece|Thebans]] and take control of [[Boeotia]].
+*457 BC—[[Battle of Oenophyta]]—The [[Athens|Athenians]] defeat the [[Thebes, Greece|Thebans]] and take control of [[Boeotia]].
-*457 BC — Decree of [[Artaxerxes I]] to re-establish the city government of [[Jerusalem]]. See Ezra 7, Daniel 9 and Nehemiah 1 in [[Old Testament]].
+*457 BC—Decree of [[Artaxerxes I]] to re-establish the city government of [[Jerusalem]]. See Ezra 7, Daniel 9 and Nehemiah 1 in [[Old Testament]].
-*[[455 BC]] — A thirty years' [[truce]] concluded between [[Athens]] and [[Lacedaemon]].
+*[[455 BC]]—A thirty years' [[truce]] concluded between [[Athens]] and [[Lacedaemon]].
-*455 BC — [[Euripides]] presents his first known [[tragedy]], ''[[Peliades]]'', in the [[Athens|Athenian]] [[festival]] of [[Dionysia]].
+*455 BC—[[Euripides]] presents his first known [[tragedy]], ''[[Peliades]]'', in the [[Athens|Athenian]] [[festival]] of [[Dionysia]].
-*[[454 BC]] — [[Athens]] loses a fleet and possibly as many as 50 000 men in a failed attempt to aid an [[Egypt]]ian revolt against [[Achaemenid Empire|Persia]].
+*[[454 BC]]—[[Athens]] loses a fleet and possibly as many as 50 000 men in a failed attempt to aid an [[Egypt]]ian revolt against [[Achaemenid Empire|Persia]].
-*454 BC — The [[treasury]] of the [[Delian League]] is moved from [[Delos]] to [[Athens]].
+*454 BC—The [[treasury]] of the [[Delian League]] is moved from [[Delos]] to [[Athens]].
-*454 BC — Hostilities between [[Segesta]] and [[Selinunte]], two [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] cities on [[Sicily]].
+*454 BC—Hostilities between [[Segesta]] and [[Selinunte]], two [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] cities on [[Sicily]].
-*[[453 BC]] — [[Taiyuan]], a city in [[China]], gets flooded.
+*[[453 BC]]—[[Taiyuan]], a city in [[China]], gets flooded.
-*[[451 BC]] — [[Athens]] makes peace with [[Sparta]] and wages a war against [[Achaemenid Empire|Persia]].
+*[[451 BC]]—[[Athens]] makes peace with [[Sparta]] and wages a war against [[Achaemenid Empire|Persia]].
-*451 BC — The [[decemviri]] come to power in the [[Roman Republic]]. They enact the [[twelve tables]], the foundation of [[Roman Law]].
+*451 BC—The [[decemviri]] come to power in the [[Roman Republic]]. They enact the [[twelve tables]], the foundation of [[Roman Law]].
-*[[450 BC]] — [[Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (450 BC)|Battle of Salamis]]: [[Athenians]] under [[Cimon]] defeat the [[Achaemenid Empire|Persian]] fleet.
+*[[450 BC]]—[[Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (450 BC)|Battle of Salamis]]: [[Athenians]] under [[Cimon]] defeat the [[Achaemenid Empire|Persian]] fleet.
-*c. 450 BC — [[Perdiccas II of Macedon|Perdiccas II]] succeeds [[Alexander I of Macedon|Alexander I]] as king of [[Macedon]]ia.
+*c. 450 BC—[[Perdiccas II of Macedon|Perdiccas II]] succeeds [[Alexander I of Macedon|Alexander I]] as king of [[Macedon]]ia.
 ==Births==
-*c. [[450 BC]] — [[Alcibiades]], [[Athens|Athenian]] [[general]] and [[politician]] (d. c. [[404 BC]])
+*c. [[450 BC]]—[[Alcibiades]], [[Athens|Athenian]] [[general]] and [[politician]] (d. c. [[404 BC]])
 ==Deaths==
-*[[459 BC]] — [[Pleistarchus]], King of [[Sparta]]
+*[[459 BC]]—[[Pleistarchus]], King of [[Sparta]]
-*459 BC — [[Themistocles]], [[Athenian]] politician
+*459 BC—[[Themistocles]], [[Athenian]] politician
-*[[456 BC]] — [[Aeschylus]], [[Greek theatre|Greek]] [[playwright]] (b. [[525 BC]])
+*[[456 BC]]—[[Aeschylus]], [[Greek theatre|Greek]] [[playwright]] (b. [[525 BC]])
-*[[451 BC]] — [[Verginia]], legendary victim of the [[decemviri]]
+*[[451 BC]]—[[Verginia]], legendary victim of the [[decemviri]]
-*c. [[450 BC]] — [[Cimon]], major [[political]] figure in [[Athens]] and the son of [[Miltiades]] (b. 510 BC)
+*c. [[450 BC]]—[[Cimon]], major [[political]] figure in [[Athens]] and the son of [[Miltiades]] (b. 510 BC)
-*450 BC — [[Alexander I of Macedon|Alexander I]], king of [[Macedon]]ia (approximate date)
+*450 BC—[[Alexander I of Macedon|Alexander I]], king of [[Macedon]]ia (approximate date)
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