What happened in 461 BC?
2 recorded events in 461 BC, including 1 in people and 1 in historical figures. A further 23 events are dated only to the wider period.
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People 1
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Ephialtes died
5th c. BCE Athenian politician
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 23 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 461 BC is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 461 BC.
5th century BC 21
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Leophron died
Greek tyrant of Rhegium and Messana from 467 to 461 BC
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Telesilla died
Late 6th century and early 5th century BC Greek poet
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Hippon died
Ancient Greek philosopher
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Choerilus of Samos died
5th century BC Greek epic poet
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Herodorus of Heraclea died
Ancient Greek mythographer
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Timocreon died
5th-century BC Greek lyric poet
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Iccus of Taranto died
Ancient Greek athlete and philosopher
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Adeimantus died
5th-century BC Greek general
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Polus died
5th-century BC Greek rhetorician
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Astyochus died
5th-century BC Spartan navarch
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Aristippus of Larissa died
Late 5th-century BC Thessalian noble from Larissa
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Telesilla
Late 6th century and early 5th century BC Greek poet
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Hippon
Ancient Greek philosopher
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Choerilus of Samos
5th century BC Greek epic poet
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Herodorus of Heraclea
Ancient Greek mythographer
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Timocreon
5th-century BC Greek lyric poet
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Iccus of Taranto
Ancient Greek athlete and philosopher
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Adeimantus
5th-century BC Greek general
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Polus
5th-century BC Greek rhetorician
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Astyochus
5th-century BC Spartan navarch
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Aristippus of Larissa
Late 5th-century BC Thessalian noble from Larissa
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460s BC 2
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Democritus born
Born in Miletus. Greek philosopher (c. 460–c. 370 BC).
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Thucydides born
Born in Halimous. 5th-century BC Athenian historian and general.
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