425 BC
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Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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425 BC by topic |
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2336 before ROC 民前2336年 | |
Nanakshahi calendar | −1892 |
Thai solar calendar | 118–119 |
Tibetan calendar | 阴木兔年 (female Wood-Rabbit) −298 or −679 or −1451 — to — 阳火龙年 (male Fire-Dragon) −297 or −678 or −1450 |
Year 425 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Atratinus, Medullinus, Cincinnatus and Barbatus (or, less frequently, year 329 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 425 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
Persian Empire
- Persia, is succeeded by his son Xerxes II.
Greece
- Aristophanes produces the comedy, Archanians.[1]
- Peloponnesus, giving Athens a strong base close to Sparta. Meanwhile, a Spartan army, commanded by Brasidas, lands on the nearby island of Sphacteria, but is repulsed by the Athenians. An Athenian fleet summoned by Demosthenes bottles up the Spartan navy in NavarinoBay.
- Cleon joins Demosthenes in the invasion by Athenian troops of Sphacteria. The resulting Battle of Pylos results in an Athenian victory leading to the surrender of many of the Spartan troops. Pylos remains in Athenian hands, and is used as a base for raids into Spartan territory and as a refuge for fleeing Spartan helots.
- Following the failure of peace negotiations between Athens and Sparta, a number of Spartans stranded on the island of Sphacteria after the Battle of Pylos are attacked by an Athenian force under Cleon and Demosthenes. The resulting Battle of Sphacteria leads to a further victory by the Athenians over the Spartans. The Spartans sue for peace, but the Athenian leader Cleon persuades Athens to refuse.
China
- Zhou Dynasty of China.
By topic
Architecture
- Callicrates starts to build the Temple of Athena Nike on the Acropolis in Athens (approximate date). Between 410 and 407 BC the temple is surrounded by a parapet.
Art
- What some historians call the Rich style begins in Greece.
Literature
Births
- Persian Empire(approximate date)
Deaths
- Artaxerxes I, king of the Persian Empire
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References
- ^ Platnauer, Maurice; Taplin, Oliver (January 19, 2024). "Aristophanes". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved February 24, 2024.