425 BC

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Centuries:	6th century BC · 5th century BC · 4th century BC
Decades:	450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC
Years:	428 BC 427 BC 426 BC 425 BC 424 BC 423 BC 422 BC

[edit] Events

[edit] By place

[edit] Greece

• Battle of Pylos - Athenians under Demosthenes again defeat the Spartans, this time capturing a Spartan fleet and leaving a Spartan contingent isolated on the island of Sphacteria.
• Battle of Sphacteria - The Spartans on Sphacteria are captured by an operation led by Demosthenes and Cleon.
• King Agis I of Sparta invades Attica.
• c. 425 BC - Temple of Athena Nike, Athens, is built.

[edit] Rome

• Rome defeated the Etruscan state of Veii in a drawn-out siege

[edit] Asia

• Zhou wei lie wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• Artaxerxes I, King of Persia.
• Herodotus, famous Greek historian (approximate date).