470s BC

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	6th century BC – 5th century BC – 4th century BC
Decades:	500s BC 490s BC 480s BC – 470s BC – 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC
Years:	479 BC 478 BC 477 BC 476 BC 475 BC 474 BC 473 BC 472 BC 471 BC 470 BC
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture; Establishments – Disestablishments

[edit] Events and trends

479 BC—The Battle of Plataea, the Greeks defeat the Persians, ending the Persian Wars.
479 BC—Battle of Mycale.
478 BC—Establishment of the Temple of Confucius at (modern-day) Qufu.
477 BC—The Delian League is inaugurated.
476 BC—Archidamus II succeeds his grandfather Leotychides, who is banished to Tegea, as king of Sparta.
475 BC—Zhou Yuan Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty.
474 BC—Battle of Cumae—The Syracusans under Hiero I defeat the Etruscans and end Etruscan expansion in southern Italy.
474 BC—Greek poet Pindar moves to Thebes.
473 BC—The Chinese State of Wu is annexed by the State of Yue.
472 BC—Carystus in Euboea is forced to join the Delian League. (approximate date)
472 BC—The tragedy The Persians is produced by Aeschylus.
471 BC—Athenian politician Themistocles is ostracized.

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	6th century BC – 5th century BC – 4th century BC
Decades:	500s BC 490s BC 480s BC – 470s BC – 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC
Years:	479 BC 478 BC 477 BC 476 BC 475 BC 474 BC 473 BC 472 BC 471 BC 470 BC
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments