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493 BC

493 BC

Calendar year


Year 493 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Auruncus and Viscellinus (or, less frequently, year 261 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 493 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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Events

By place

Persian Empire

Greece

  • The Athenian people elect Themistocles as archon, the chief judicial and civilian executive officer in Athens. He favours resistance against the Persians.
  • Themistocles starts the construction of a fortified naval base at Piraeus, the port town of Athens.
  • Among the refugees arriving from Ionia after the collapse of the Ionian Revolt is a chief named Miltiades, who has a fine reputation as a soldier. Themistocles makes him a general in the Athenian army.

Roman Republic

By topic

Literature

  • The Athenian poet Phrynicus produces a tragedy on the Fall of Miletus.[1] The Athenian authorities ban the play from further production on the grounds of impiety.

Births

Deaths


References

  1. Burn, Andrew Robert; Rhodes, P. J. (March 7, 2016). "Themistocles, Athenian politician, c. 524–459 BCE". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Classics. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.6340. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  2. "Cleisthenes of Athens | Biography & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved February 1, 2023.

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