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| 472 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 72/73 (southern Buddhism); 71/72 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 37th (38th) cycle year of the earth-snake 己巳 ( at the beginning of the year earth-dragon 龙 辰) |
| Greek calendar | 4th year of the 76th / 1st year of the 77th Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3289/90 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita CCLXXXII (282) |
Events
Politics and world events
- Taranto forges an alliance with Rhegium to resist the Messapians , Peuketeers, and Lucanians , but the combined armies of Taranto and Rhegium are defeated near Kailìa. According to Herodotus, this defeat is one of the worst of the Greeks in southern Italy against the Italians .
Culture
- The drama The Persians by Aeschylus is premiered. It deals with the sinking of the Persian fleet at the Battle of Salamis from the fictional perspective of the Persian royal court .