474 BC
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| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| 474 BC by topic |
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| 2385 before ROC 民前2385年 | |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1941 |
| Thai solar calendar | 69–70 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳火虎年 (male Fire-Tiger) −347 or −728 or −1500 — to — 阴火兔年 (female Fire-Rabbit) −346 or −727 or −1499 |
Year 474 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Medullinus and Vulso (or, less frequently, year 280 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 474 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
Italy
- Hiero I, tyrant of Syracuse, allied with naval forces from the maritime Greek cities of southern Italy defeats the Etruscan navy in the Battle of Cumae as the Etruscans try to capture the Greek city of Cumae. This victory marks the end of the Etruscan aggression against the Greeks in southern Italy and saves the Greeks of Campania from Etruscan domination.
- Lucanians, but the joint armies of the Tarentines and Rhegines are defeated near Kailia.
- Castello Aragonese on the island of Ischia.
By topic
Literature
- The Greek poet Pindar moves to Thebes after two years at the Sicilian Court of Hiero I of Syracuse. While at Thebes, he composes lyric odes to celebrate triumphs in the Olympic Games and other athletic events.
Births
- Pandukabhaya of Anuradhapura, ruler of Sri Lanka