What happened in 491 BC?
One recorded event in 491 BC: Bimbisara died. A further 3 events are dated only to the wider period.
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People 1
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Bimbisara died
King of Magadha, active 543 B.C.-491 B.C.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 3 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 491 BC is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 491 BC.
5th century BC 1
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Melissus of Samos born
Born in Samos. 5th-century BC Greek Eleatic philosopher.
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490s BC 2
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Pythagoras died
Greek philosopher and mathematician (c. 570 – c. 495 BC)
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Octavius Mamilius died
Prince and dictator of the Latium city of Tusculum (died 498/496 BC)
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Around this time
The nearest recorded events on either side of 491 BC.
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Battle of Lade
494 BCE naval battle during the Ionian Revolt
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Pericles born
Born in Athens. Athenian statesman, orator and general (c. 495 – 429 BC).
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Empedocles born
Born in Akragas. 5th century BC Greek philosopher.
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Artaphernes died
Late 6th/early 5th-century BC Persian general and satrap
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Agrippa Menenius Lanatus died
Roman general and consul (died 493 BC)
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First Persian invasion of Greece
Campaigns by Persia against Greek city-states (492–490 BCE)
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Battle of the Helorus River
Battle of the Helorus River (Wars & Conflicts).
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Battle of Marathon
490 BCE battle in the Greco-Persian wars
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Siege of Eretria
Siege in 490 BC during the Greco-Persian Wars
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Pheidippides died
Legendary Greek runner from Marathon to Athens in 490 BC
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Miltiades died
Greek Athenian statesman and general (c.550–489 BC)
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Battle of Praeneste
Battle of Praeneste (Wars & Conflicts).
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