Editing 5th century BC (section)

===[[460s BC]]===
* [[469 BC]]: Philosopher [[Socrates]] is born in Attica, Athens, Greece.
* [[468 BC]]: [[Sophocles]], [[Theatre of ancient Greece|Greek]] [[playwright]], defeats [[Aeschylus]] for the [[Athenian Prize]].
* [[468 BC]]: [[Antium]] captured by [[Roman Republic|Roman]] forces.
* [[468 BC]]: [[King Zhending of Zhou]] becomes King of the [[Zhou dynasty]] of [[China]].
* [[466 BC]]: [[Delian League]] defeats [[Persia]] at the [[Battle of Eurymedon]].
* [[466 BC]]: The [[ancient Greece|Greek]] [[colony]] of [[Taranto|Taras]], in [[Magna Graecia]], is defeated by ''[[Iapyges]]'', a native population of ancient [[Apulia]]; [[History of Taranto|Tarentine]] [[monarchy]] falls, with the installation of a [[democracy]] and the expulsion of the [[Pythagoreanism|Pythagoreans]].
* [[465 BC]]: King [[Xerxes I]] of the [[Achaemenid Empire|Persian Empire]] is murdered by [[Artabanus of Persia|Artabanus the Hyrcanian]]. He is succeeded by [[Artaxerxes I of Persia|Artaxerxes I]], possibly with Artabanus acting as [[Regent]].
* [[465 BC]]: [[Thasos]] revolts from the [[Delian League]].
* [[464 BC]]: An [[464 BC Sparta earthquake|earthquake]] in ancient [[Sparta]], [[Ancient Greece|Greece]] leads to a [[Helots|Helot]] uprising and strained relations with [[Athens]], one of the factors that lead to the [[Peloponnesian War]].
* [[464 BC]]: [[Regent]] King [[Artabanus of Persia]] is killed by his charge [[Artaxerxes I of Persia|Artaxerxes I]].
* [[464 BC]]: Third [[Messenian war]].
* [[462 BC]]: The revolt of [[Thasos]] against the [[Delian League]] comes to an end with their surrender.
* [[461 BC]]: [[Athens|Athenian]] [[politician]] [[Cimon]] is [[ostracism|ostracized]].
* [[460 BC]]: [[Egypt]] revolts against [[Achaemenid Empire|Persia]], starting a six-year war. An [[Athens|Athenian]] force sent to attack [[Cyprus]] is diverted to support this revolt.
* [[460 BC]]: [[Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus|Cincinnatus]] becomes [[Roman consul|consul]] of the [[Roman Republic]].
* [[460 BC]]: Physician [[Hippocrates]] is born in Kos, Greece.
* [[460 BC]]: [[Udayin]] succeeds his father [[Ajatashatru|Ajatashartu]] to become king of [[Magadha (Mahajanapada)|Magadha]]. Third king of [[Haryanka dynasty]].
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