460s BC

Events and trends

• 468 BC—Sophocles, Greek playwright, defeats Aeschylus for the Athenian Prize.
• 468 BC—Antium captured by Roman forces.
• 468 BC—Zhou Zhen Ding Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 466 BC—Delian League defeats Persia at the Battle of Eurymedon.
• 466 BC—The Greek colony of Taras, in Magna Graecia, is defeated by Iapyges, a native population of ancient Apulia; Tarentine monarchy falls, with the installation of a democracy and the expulsion of the Pythagoreans.
• 465 BC—King Xerxes I of the Persian Empire is murdered by Artabanus the Hyrcanian. He is succeeded by Artaxerxes I, possibly with Artabanus acting as Regent.
• 465 BC—Thasos revolts from the Delian League.
• 464 BC—An earthquake in ancient Sparta, Greece leads to a Helot uprising and strained relations with Athens, one of the factors that lead to the Peloponnesian War.
• 464 BC—Regent King Artabanus of Persia is killed by his charge Artaxerxes I.
• 464 BC—Third Messenian war.
• 462 BC—The revolt of Thasos against the Delian League comes to an end with their surrender.
• 461 BC—Athenian politicianCimon is ostracized.
• 460 BC—Egypt revolts against Persia, starting a six year war. An Athenian force sent to attack Cyprus is diverted to support this revolt.
• 460 BC—Cincinnatus becomes consul of the Roman Republic.

Births

• c. 469 BC—Aspasia of Miletus, mistress of Pericles of Athens (d. c. 406 BC)
• 460 BC—Democritus of Abdera, Greek philosopher (d. 370 BC)
• 460 BC—Hippocrates of Cos, Greek physician (d. 377 BC)
• 460 BC—Thucydides, Greek historian (d. 395 BC)

Deaths

• 469 BC—Zhou Yuan Wang/Ji Ren, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China
• 469 BC—Leotychides, king of Sparta (b. c. 545 BC)
• 469 BC—Simonides of Ceos, Greek lyric poet (b. c. 556 BC)
• 468 BC—Aristides, Athenian statesman (b. 530 BC)
• 465 BC Xerxes I, king of Persia (murdered)
• 464 BC—Artabanus of Persia, Regent King for Artaxerxes I
• 461 BC—Ephialtes, leader of the radical democrats, assassinated
• 460 BC—Epicharmus, Greek poet (b. 550 BC)
• 460 BC—Panini, Hindu Indian grammarian (b. 520 BC)