-465

This page relates to the year -465 Calendrier Julien proleptic.

Events

The Middle East

  • Fine of the reign of Xerxès Ier, Persian king of , assassinated by its minister Artaban with Suse. Artaxerxès Ier Makrocheir (long hands), the son of Xerxès Ier, succeeds to him as king of Perse. > (-424). It makes assassinate his brothers to secure the throne. Its long reign will be devoted to the repression of the revolts of the satraps and the subjected people.

  • Artaxerxès will be devoted rather to the interior problems and undertakes a reorganization within the satrapies, work which will be beneficial with the empire which between in one century of calm and relative prosperity.
  • the first year of Artaxerxès Ier, is counted like the year “zero” by the Juifs.

Greek world

  • Fall of Deinomédines with Syracuse.
    • the last tyrant of Syracuse, Thrasybule, overcome, is exiled with Locres. There is no more tyranny nor of empire syracusain. The syracusains must however fight against 7000 mercenaries who had received the citizenship of the tyrants and to which they wants to grant only restricted rights. Revolted, they are cut off in the island from Ortygie and the district from Achradina. With Froze, with Agrigente and with Himère clash also former and new citizens, until in -461.

  • Cimon of Athens tries to install Athenian colonists in Thrace to put the hand on the mines of money of the Mont Pangée. But this colony is massacred, and this act to want to found a colony causes the revolt of Thasos, which exploited before these noble metal mines. Athens subdues this revolt in two years as it already did with Naxos in -470. Its imperialism starts to be felt heavily, those which entered the Ligue of Délos must remain there. Thasos must destroy its walls, deliver its fleet, give up its possessions in Thrace and pay war indemnities. Its power is broken.

  • Éphialtès becomes the chief of the democratic party with Athens.

Roman world

  • With Rome, Consul At of Q. Fabius Vibulanus (for the second time) and T. Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus (for the third time).

Births

Death in -465

  • Xerxès Ier, king of the Persian , is assassinated by one of its guards at the instigation of its minister Artaban.

  • the poet Anacréon, who sang the love, intoxication and the music (born towards -550).

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