440s BC

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Events of the 440s BC449–440 BC

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What happened in the 440s BC?

In the 440s BC (449–440 BC), construction of the Parthenon began in Athens, and Pericles was elected general, a position he held for nearly 15 years. Herodotus completed his Histories, and in Rome the Canuleian Law lifted the ban on marriage between plebeians and patricians.

  1. Peace of Callias concludedEurope
  2. Herodotus completes his HistoriesEurope
  3. Construction of the Parthenon beginsEurope
  4. Canuleian Law allows plebeian–patrician marriageEurope
  5. Nehemiah begins rebuilding JerusalemMiddle East
  6. Pericles elected generalEurope
  7. Sophocles writes AntigoneEurope
  8. Democritus proposes the concept of atomsEurope

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