483 BC Chr.
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| 483 BC Chr. In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 61/62 (southern Buddhism); 60/61 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 36th (37th) cycle year of the earth-horse戊午 ( at the beginning of the year fire-snake 丁巳) |
| Greek calendar | 1./2. Year of the 74th Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3278/79 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita CCLXXI (271) |
| Ongoing events | |
| Persian Wars against Greece (since 500 BC) | |
| Nok culture in Africa (since around 500 BC) | |
| Sa Huynh culture in Central and South Vietnam (since around 500 BC) | |
| 27th Dynasty (Persian rule) (since 525 BC) during the Late Period in Egypt (since 664 BC) | |
Attic vase painting in Greece:
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| Iron Age III in Israel (since 587 BC) | |
| Hallstatt period HaD in Europe (since 650 BC) | |
| Eastern Zhou dynasty / period of spring and autumn annals in China (since 770/722 BC) | |
| Dong-Son culture in northern Vietnam and southern China (since around 800 BC) | |
| Middle Preclassic period among the Maya (since approx. 900 BC) | |
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Antiquity in the Mediterranean region (since approx. 1200/800 BC)
Classical era in Greece (since approx. 500 BC) Strict style (since approx. 490 BC ) |
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| La Venta period among the Olmecs in Mesoamerica (since approx. 1500 BC) | |
Events
Persian Wars / Greece
The Persian Great King Xerxes I from the Achaemenid dynasty is preparing another campaign against the Greek city-states after the rebellion in Egypt has been put down. Among other things, he orders the construction of a canal through the isthmus of Athos , which will take three years to complete. He wants to avoid a catastrophe like nine years earlier , when the Persian fleet under the command of Mardonios failed due to a storm off Athos.
Aristeides , opponent of Themistocles ' naval plans , is banished from Athens by a broken court .
Western Mediterranean
- Marcus Fabius Vibulanus from the patrician family of Fabians is consul of the Roman Republic .
- Theron , tyrant of Akragas , conquers the northern Sicilian city of Himera and drives the local tyrant Terillos from Himera . Terillos then asks the Carthaginians for help, who equip a large force , land in Panormos and march against Himera.
- Gelon , the tyrant of Syracuse belonging to the Deinomeniden family , destroys the city of Megara Hyblaea in a campaign .
Died
- around 483 BC Chr .: Siddhartha Gautama , founder of Buddhism (* 563 BC )