Editing 475 BC

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Year '''475 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. In the [[Roman Republic]], it was known as '''year 279 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''. The denomination 475 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 ==
=== By place ===
==== Greece ====
* [[Cimon]] leads an [[Athens|Athenian]] attack on the island of [[Skyros]] and expels the indigenous inhabitants who are regarded as pirates.<ref>{{Cite book|title=History of Greece|last=Smith|first=Sir William|year=1857|pages=227}}</ref>
* The first recorded eruption of [[Mount Etna]] occurs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mount Etna {{!}} Eruptions, History, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Mount-Etna |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=7 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==== China ====
* [[King Yuan of Zhou|Zhou Yuan Wang]] becomes king of the [[Zhou dynasty]].

=== By topic ===
==== Arts ====
* The painter [[Polygnotus]] of [[Thasos]] begins his work (approximate date).

== Births ==
* [[Philolaus]], Greek philosopher (approximate year)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Philolaus | access-date=February 24, 2024 | title=Philolaus | series=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref>

== Deaths ==
* [[Duke Ding of Jin]], ruler of [[Jin (Chinese state)|Jin]] in ancient China (r. 511–475 BC)
* [[Atossa]], Achaemenid queen (approximate date)

== References ==
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