484 BC

By place

Persian Empire

• Xerxes I quells the Egyptian revolt against Persian rule. He ravages the Delta region in the process and then appoints his brother Achaemenes satrap (governor) of Egypt.
• Despite an attempt at rebellion, the land and city of Babylon remains solidly under Persian rule.

Greece

• The Athenian general and statesman, Xanthippus, is ostracised.

By topic

Literature

• The Athenian playwright, Aeschylus, wins first prize in drama at the Dionysia festival.

Births

• Herodotus of Halicarnassus, Greek historian (d. c. 425 BC)
• Achaeus of Eretria, Greek tragedian

Deaths

• Wu Zixu, political advisor from Chu who has been employed at the court of the State of Wu during the reign of King Helü of Wu; all Chinese people with the surname Wu consider him their first ancestor

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