470s BC

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.