416 BC
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| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| 416 BC by topic |
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| 2327 before ROC 民前2327年 | |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1883 |
| Thai solar calendar | 127–128 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳木鼠年 (male Wood-Rat) −289 or −670 or −1442 — to — 阴木牛年 (female Wood-Ox) −288 or −669 or −1441 |
Year 416 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Atratinus, Ambustus, Mugillanus and Rutilus (or, less frequently, year 338 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 416 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Greece
- With the encouragement of Alcibiades, the Athenians take the island of Melos (which has remained neutral during the Peloponnesian War). Its inhabitants are treated with great cruelty by the Athenians, with all the men capable of bearing arms being killed, while the women and children are made slaves.
- In ), while the Athenians, and their allies in Sicily, are Ionian. The Athenians feel obliged to assist their ally and therefore prepare an armada to attack Sicily.
By topic
Drama
- Agathon along with Alcibiades and Socrates and Aristophanes and others attend a symposium described by Plato.