What happened in 400 BC?
Tikal, Aspasia and Moab dissolved — among 28 events recorded in 400 BC. A further 2 events are dated only to the wider period.
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People 9
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Aspasia died
5th-century BC partner of Athenian statesman Pericles
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Agathon died
Athenian tragic poet (c.448–c.400 BC)
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Sophron died
Ancient Greek writer of mimes
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Meno died
Thessalian mercenary general (c.423–c.400 BC)
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Cheirisophus died
Late 5th-century BC Spartan general
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Diogenes of Sinope born
Born in Sinope. 4th-century BC Greek Cynic philosopher.
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Ephorus born
Born in Cyme. Greek historian (c. 400 – 330 BC).
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Parmenion born
Born in Greece. Ancient Macedonian general.
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Zoilus born
Born in Amphipolis. Greek grammarian, philosopher and literary critic (c.400–320 BC).
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Exploration & Discovery 6
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Tikal
ruins of major ancient Maya city
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Seibal
Classic Period archaeological site of the Maya civilization
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Xtampak
Mayan archaeological site in Campeche, Mexico
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Ichkabal
Maya site in Mexico
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Manda, Jammu
village near Jammu in India
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Agroha Mound
archaeological site located in Hisar district of Haryana, India
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Architecture & Engineering 4
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Iulia Valentia Banasa
Human settlement
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Chandraketugarh
Archaeological site in West Bengal, India
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Tre'r Ceiri
Large Iron Age hillfort
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Volubilis
Archaeological site in Morocco
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Empires & Countries 4
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Moab dissolved
Moab ceased to exist, having been centered at Dhiban.
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Dʿmt dissolved
Dʿmt ceased to exist, having been centered at Yeha.
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Cremona founded
Cremona was founded.
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Scythia dissolved
Scythia ceased to exist, having been centered at Scythian Neapolis.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 2 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 400 BC is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 400 BC.
4th century BC 2
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Agasias of Arcadia died
5th-century Greek soldier
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Agasias of Arcadia
5th-century Greek soldier
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