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Year '''461 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Gallus and Cornutus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 293 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 461 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. 

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Greece ====
* In [[Athens]], [[Ephialtes of Athens|Ephialtes]] and [[Pericles]] finally get agreement to the [[ostracism]] of [[Kimon]], who had become unpopular for his unsuccessful pro-[[Sparta]]n policy.
* [[Ephialtes of Athens|Ephialtes]], with the support of Pericles, reduces the power of the Athenian Council of [[Areopagus]] (filled with ex-[[archon]]s and so a stronghold of [[oligarchy]]) and transfers them to the people, i.e. the [[Boule (ancient Greece)|Council of Five Hundred]], the Assembly and the popular law courts. The office of [[Judge]] is made a paid position and is recruited by lot from a list to which every citizen can have his name added.
* [[Ephialtes]] is murdered by [[Aristodicus of Tanagra|Aristodicus]] of [[Tanagra]] in [[Boeotia]], who is said to have acted on behalf of members of the Athenian oligarchy.
* The ostracism of Kimon and the murder of [[Ephialtes]] leave Pericles as the most influential [[orator]] in Athens.
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== Births ==
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== Deaths ==
* [[Ephialtes]], leader of the radical democrats in [[Athens]] (assassinated)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brooks |first1=George A. |title=A Timeline of The Journey of Humankind: From Nothingness to Modern Era, a Western Civilization Perspective |date=23 July 2024 |publisher=Covenant Books, Inc. |isbn=978-1-63885-376-3 |page=918 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hmkWEQAAQBAJ&pg=PT918 |language=en}}</ref>

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