This page relates to the year -400 Calendrier Julien proleptic.

Events

• the population of the Ground rises to some 153 million men.

Europe

• the construction of the fort on hill of Maiden Castle starts about this time in England.
• Establishment of the Celtic in the Italy of North.
• 300 000 Celts would have put themselves moving following a Ver sacrum , crowned emigration, described by the old ones, of part of the population assigned with colonization again territories. Archeology reveals that the newcomers are integrated very well into the Italian life.

Greek world

• Revolt of the Ionie and intervention of Sparte.
• the satrap Tissapherne requires the tender of the Ionian cities and puts the seat in front of Kymè. The Greeks of Asia call upon Sparte, which sends the Harmoste Thibron to the head of 5000 men, reinforced by 5000 survivors of the retirement of the Ten Thousand ordered by Xénophon. Thibron, which does not obtain a result considered to be satisfactory, is replaced by the crafty one Dercylidas who exploits the dissensions between Tissapherne and Pharnabaze. After having gained some victories, the army will have to return to Greece in -395 at the time of the war of Corinthe.
• Sparte sends an ultimatum to Eléens ordering to them to grant autonomy to their cities Périèques. In front of the refusal éléens, the king Agis II leads two campaigns (- 400 and -399) which force Élis to be subjected.
• Refitted hill of the Pnyx, with Athens, where meets the Parliament. 6500 places are planned for 25  000 citizens.

• Beginning of the seat, by Denys Old the, from Motyé, in Sicily, principal place Carthaginian in the île.> (396 av. J. - C.)
• Malta passes under the control of Carthage.

Roman world

• Foundation of Mediolanum (Milan) by the Gallic Insubres.
• the first plebeian one enters to the Roman Sénat by the consular tribunat.

Africa

• Beginning of the reign of Amannoté-Yériké, king of Méroé

• Amannoté-Yériké is 41 years old when the chiefs of the armies choose it for king. He conducts a military campaign to show his bravery, then goes to Napata to the temple of Amon, where great rejoicings are organized, including one splendid procession with the torches. His/her mother, who carries the title of candace, accompanies it during all the official ceremonies and receives the honors due to the first lady of the kingdom.

The close East

• Retirement of the Ten Thousand. Xénophon, in its Anabase , metionne the Kurdish , that it names Khardukhi , and describes them like “populates wild and defending its native mountains”, which attacks the Greek armies

Art & culture

• Construction of the Pompéion of Athens.

• Mithékhos, of Syracuse, writes a culinary repertory.

Births

Death

• Thucydide (approximate date)