What happened in 431 BC?
3 recorded events in 431 BC, including 2 in wars & conflicts and 1 in people. A further 2 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 2
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Peloponnesian War
War fought between Athens and Sparta (431–404 BCE)
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Battle of Plataea
430 BCE battle
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People 1
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Marcus Geganius Macerinus died
5th-century BC Roman statesman and consul
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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 431 BC is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 431 BC.
5th century BC 1
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Melissus of Samos died
5th-century BC Greek Eleatic philosopher
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430s BC 1
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Cincinnatus died
Two time Roman dictator
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