This page relates to the year -461 Calendrier Julien proleptic.

Events

China

• the kingdom of Qin strengthens the dams of the river Jaune opposite the limits of the kingdom of Wei.

Greek world

• Alliance of Athens with Argos then Mégare which gives up the Ligue of the Peloponnese; the Athenians set up Long Walls between the Astu of Mégare and its Eastern port of Nisaia. This last alliance causes the hostility of the Corinthians to the Athenians.

• Assassinat of Éphialtès in Athens which had weakens the Aréopage, stronghold of conservatism, by democratic reforms.

• Ostracism of Cimon of Athens by Périclès. It is the rupture, between Athens and Sparte, of the alliance of 481.
• Périclès, (495 - 429), relative of Clisthène, settles with the capacity in Athens. It is indicated chief of the democratic party before being elected, then re-elected Stratège during 15 years.
• Political of “great work” in Athens, which makes it possible to fight unemployment.

• tyranny is reversed with Rhêgion.
• the revolted mercenaries of the cities of Sicily are authorized to be established with Messène, still with the hands of the tyrants.

• the hégémon of Sicèles (Sicules), Doukétios, after having made the unit of its people, attacks the new inhabitants of Catane - Aetna, which, sent a few years earlier by Hiéron, had confiscated Sicèles territories. Doukétios, plain in Syracusains, is victorious, and the colonists of Hiéron will settle in Inessa, which they rename Aetna. The former inhabitants of Catane reinstall themselves and Sicèles take again their grounds.

• the domination of Syracuse, imposed by Gélon and Hiéron Ier, crumbles gradually after the disappearance of those.

Roman world

• With Rome, Consul At of P. Volumnius Amintinus Gallus and Ser. Sulpicius Camerinus Cornutus.
• Proposal of the powerful orator of the plebs Terentilius Harsa for the drafting and the publication of a code common to plebeian and the patricians. After a baited opposition, the patriciat must yield. Ten magistrates (décemvirs) will be named with full powerss to write the new code (Loi of the Twelve Tables, -451).

Art & culture

• the philosopher Anaxagore is fixed at Athens.

Births

Death in -461

• Assassination of Éphialtès, born in 495 in Athens.