-424

This page relates to the year -424 Calendrier Julien proleptic.

Events

Fine of the reign of Artaxerxès I {{er}}, Persian king of . His/her son Xerxès II succeeds 45 days to him before being assassinated by his half-brother Sogdianos. This one is killed immediately by a natural son of Artaxerxès Ier, Darius II.
Beginning of the reign of Darius II, Persian king of (fine in -404).

Be: Congress of Froze, which joins together the whole of the sicilian belligerents. Syracusain Hermocrate encourages to make pass sicilian solidarity before the ethnic bonds, and succeeds in making decide a general peace and the reference of Athénienne forwarding. Syracuse makes some concessions territorial with its neighbor Camarine, but its hegemonic position is reinforced. To Syracuse, the democrats, carried out by Athénagoras, are opposed to moderate, or oligarchs, directed by Hermocrate. The democrats manage to make replace the election by the drawing lot and to make exile Hermocrate.
Winter: Battle of Délion: Athenian defeat .

the Athenians do not succeed in taking Mégare, which is helped by Brasidas and where the oligarchs seize the capacity. Brasidas is victorious with Délion, in Béotie. Athens loses nearly 1000 hoplites.

Forwardings of Perdiccas II of Macedonia against Lyncestes: Brasidas intervenes in Thrace with the call of Perdiccas II of Macedonia, with the head of 1000 hoplites and 700 freed Hilotes. It quickly crosses Greece thanks to the supports of Thessaliens. It gains by the diplomacy the favor of the cities of Thrace (Acanthos, Stagire, Amphipolis, Toroné).

the defection of the cities of Thrace is a serious failure for Athens, because, in addition to the noble metal mines, it loses important contributions and a supply important wooden for the fleet.

Artaxerxès I {{er}}, Persian king of since -465.
Empédocle of Agrigente, scientist who it first defines the four elements (born in -484).

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