460s BC

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	6th century BC – 5th century BC – 4th century BC
Decades:	490s BC 480s BC 470s BC – 460s BC – 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC
Years:	469 BC 468 BC 467 BC 466 BC 465 BC 464 BC 463 BC 462 BC 461 BC 460 BC
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

Events and trends

468 BC—Sophocles, Greek playwright, defeats Aeschylus for the Athenian Prize.
468 BC—Antium captured by Roman forces.
468 BC—Zhou Zhen Ding Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
466 BC—Delian League defeats Persia at the Battle of Eurymedon.
466 BC—The Greek colony of Taras, in Magna Graecia, is defeated by Iapyges, a native population of ancient Apulia; Tarentine monarchy falls, with the installation of a democracy and the expulsion of the Pythagoreans.
465 BC—King Xerxes I of the Persian Empire is murdered by Artabanus the Hyrcanian. He is succeeded by Artaxerxes I, possibly with Artabanus acting as Regent.
465 BC—Thasos revolts from the Delian League.
464 BC—An earthquake in ancient Sparta, Greece leads to a Helot uprising and strained relations with Athens, one of the factors that lead to the Peloponnesian War.
464 BC—Regent King Artabanus of Persia is killed by his charge Artaxerxes I.
464 BC—Third Messenian war.
462 BC—The revolt of Thasos against the Delian League comes to an end with their surrender.
461 BC—Athenian politician Cimon is ostracized.
460 BC—Egypt revolts against Persia, starting a six year war. An Athenian force sent to attack Cyprus is diverted to support this revolt.
460 BC—Cincinnatus becomes consul of the Roman Republic.