WORLD HISTORY · 500–1 BC 日本語
Events of the 420s BC429–420 BC
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What happened in the 420s BC?
In the 420s BC (429–420 BC), Pericles died in plague-stricken Athens, and the Peloponnesian War moved through battles at Pylos and Amphipolis to the Peace of Nicias. Sophocles wrote Oedipus the King, and the Temple of Athena Nike was completed.
- Plague strikes Athens; Pericles diesEurope
- Sophocles writes Oedipus the KingEurope
- Athens wins the Battle of PylosEurope
- Aristophanes' The Acharnians stagedEurope
- Temple of Athena Nike completedEurope
- General Thucydides exiledEurope
- Cleon killed at the Battle of AmphipolisEurope
- Peace of Nicias concludedEurope
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