Editing 493 BC (section)

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Persian Empire ====
* A [[Phoenicia]]n-manned [[Achaemenid Empire|Persian]] fleet restores Persian control of [[Cyprus]].

==== Greece ====
* The Athenian people elect [[Themistocles]] as [[archon]], the chief judicial and civilian executive officer in [[Athens]]. He favours resistance against the Persians.
* Themistocles starts the construction of a fortified naval base at [[Piraeus]], the port town of [[Athens]].
* Among the refugees arriving from [[Ionia]] after the collapse of the [[Ionian Revolt]] is a chief named [[Miltiades the Younger|Miltiades]], who has a fine reputation as a soldier. Themistocles makes him a general in the Athenian army.

==== Roman Republic ====
* The [[First secessio plebis in 494 BC|secession of the plebs]] concludes.
* The [[Roman Republic|Roman]] army, led by [[Postumus Cominius Auruncus]] [[Roman-Volscian wars#Roman reprisals 493 BC|defeats]] the [[Volsci]] and the Romans capture the towns of [[Longula (ancient Volscian Town)|Longula]], [[Pollusca]] and [[Corioli]].  [[Gaius Marcius Coriolanus|Gaius Marcius]] distinguishes himself in the battle for Corioli, and earns the cognomen Coriolanus.
* During his second consulate, the [[Roman consul]] [[Spurius Cassius Vecellinus]] concludes a treaty with the [[Latin League]], the [[Foedus Cassianum]], confirming Roman primacy in [[Latium]].

=== By topic ===

==== Literature ====
* The Athenian poet [[Phrynichus (tragic poet)|Phrynicus]] produces a tragedy on the ''Fall of [[Miletus]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burn |first=Andrew Robert |last2=Rhodes |first2=P. J. |date=2016-03-07 |title=Themistocles, Athenian politician, c. 524–459 BCE |url=https://oxfordre.com/classics/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.001.0001/acrefore-9780199381135-e-6340;jsessionid=FB6E685C2D3210C2069353ABBFC676DC |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Classics |language=en |doi=10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.6340}}</ref> The Athenian authorities ban the play from further production on the grounds of impiety.
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