432 BC

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Year 432 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Mamercus, Albinus and Medullinus (or, less frequently, year 322 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 432 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

• Sparta calls and hosts a conference of the Peloponnesian League. The conference is attended by Athenian representatives as well as members of the League. Following arguments by Corinth against Athens, a majority of the League members vote to declare that the Athenians had broken the peace.^[1]
• The Athenian admiral,
  Hipponicus. The combined Athenian force sails to Potidaea and lands there. In the ensuing Battle of Potidaea, the Athenians are victorious against Corinth and its allies.^{[citation needed}
  ]

• The
  Heraclea in Southern Italy is founded by colonists from Tarentum and Thurii.^[2]

• The Chinese
  Zhou Dynasty.^[3]

• Meton of Athens, a Greek mathematician and astronomer, calculates accurately the comparative chronology of the solar and lunar cycles. As a result, he introduces the 19-year Metonic cycle into the Athenian calendar as a method of calculating dates. Working with Euctemon, he observes the summer solstice on 27 June.^[4]

Architecture

• Pheidias completes the sculptures that form the decoration of the Parthenon in Athens.^[5]

• Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse (d. 367 BC) (approximate birth date)

Deaths

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