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5th Century B.C. Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome Timeline
FIFTH CENTURY
  • Blue dots = Events in Ancient Roman Timeline
  • Red dots = Events in Ancient Greek Timeline

500-490
490-480
480-470
470-460
460-450
450-440
440-430
430-420
420-410
410-400

In the table below, in the right column are links to pages on the Ancient / Classical History site related to the time periods listed on the left.

[Fifth century]
- to 400 B.C.

419 B.C.: Alliance between Athens and Argos.
418 B.C.: Battle of Mantinea. Argos allies with Sparta. Eleusinian decree.
417 B.C.: Ostracism of Hyperbolus.
415 B.C.: Alcibiades. Mutilation of the Hermae. Athenian expedition to Sicily.
413 B.C.: Spartan disaster in Sicily.
412 B.C.: Revolt of Athenian allies.
411 B.C.: Battle of Syme. Revolt of Rhodes. Revolt of Abydus and Lampsacus. Revolt of Euboea. Four Hundred overthrown. Evagoras becomes king of Salamis.
410 B.C.: Battle of Cyzicus. Democracy restored in Athens. Athens recovers Thasos.

409 B.C.: Athens recovers Colophon, but loses Pylos and Nisaea. Carthage invades Sicily.
408 B.C.: Athens recovers Chalcedon.
407 B.C.: Battle of Mytilene.
406 B.C.:Battle of Arginusae. Siege of Acragus.
405 B.C.: Athenian fleet defeated at Aegospotami. Dionysus tyrant of Syracuse makes peace with Carthage.
404 B.C.: Athens surrenders. Blockade of Athens. Rule of the Thirty. Thrasybulus seizes Phyle.
403 B.C.: Expedition of the Thirty against Thrasybulus.
400 B.C.: Celts drive out Etruscans.


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