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This article concerns the period 449 BC – 440 BC.
Births
448 BC
- Bardyllis, king of Dardania (d. 358 BC)[citation needed]
446 BC
- Aristophanes, Greek playwright[1] (approximate year) (d. c. 385 BC)[2]
- Marcus Furius Camillus,[3] Roman soldier and statesman (traditional date) (d. 365 BC)[4]
445 BC
- Approximate date – Antisthenes, Athenian philosopher (d. c.365 BC)[5]
440 BC
- Cynisca, Greek princess of Sparta
Deaths
449 BC
- Appius Claudius Crassus, former decemvir (suicide)
446 BC
- Cleinias,[6] a close relative of Roman politician and military commander Alcibiades. (approximate year) (b. disputed)[7]
444 BC
- Udayin, king of Magadha in ancient India.
443 BC
- Duke Ligong of Qin, 22nd ruler of the Zhou dynasty
- Pindar, Greek poet (b. 522 BC)
442 BC
- Zhou zhen ding wang, king of the Zhou dynasty of China
441 BC
- King Zhending of Zhou, 28th king of the Zhou dynasty of China
- King Ai of Zhou, 29th king of the Zhou dynasty of China
- King Si of Zhou, 30th king of the Zhou dynasty of China
440 BC
- Ducetius, a Hellenized leader of the Sicels and founder of a united Sicilian state
- Ezra, Jewish scribe and priest (b. c. 480 BCE)
- Amestris, Achaemenid queen (approximate date)
References
[edit]- ^ "Aristophanes | Biography, Plays, & Facts". Britannica. 2024-07-09. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "Aristophanes". Goodreads. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "Marcus Furius Camillus | Facts & Biography". Britannica. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ Visiting Contributor (2021-12-20). "Marcus Furius Camillus 446-365 BC - The first Roman dictator". Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "Antisthenes | Socratic, Cynic & Stoic | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, Clei'nias". perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "Alcibiades | Biography, Socrates, & Facts". Britannica. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-08-29.