457 BC Chr.
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| 457 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 87/88 (southern Buddhism); 86/87 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 37th (38th) cycle year of the wood monkey甲申 ( at the beginning of the year water sheep 癸未) |
| Greek calendar | 3rd / 4th Year of the 80th Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3304/05 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita CCXCVII (297) |
Events
Politics and world events
- The First Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta begins.
- In the Battle of Tanagra , the Spartans defeat the Athenian army and then march back home.
- Athens then regroups and defeats the Boeotians allied with the Spartans in the Battle of Oinophyta .
Religion and culture
- 457 or 456 BC BC : The Temple of Zeus in Olympia is completed.