400 BC

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Year of the Metal Snake辛巳( at the beginning of the year metal dragon庚辰)

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Western Europe

• Publius Licinius Calvus Esquiline, Publius Manlius Vulso, Lucius Titinius Panza sac, Publius Maelius Capitolinus, Spurius Furius Medullinus and Lucius Publilius Philo Vulscus be Roman Konsulartribunen.
• Celtic tribes settle the Altkönig in the Taunus and build ring walls.
• The area around present-day Milan is inhabited by the Celtic Insubres.
• Dionysius I of Syracuse in Sicily founded the settlement Adranon on the western slopes of Mount Etna.

Eastern Mediterranean and the Near East

• After the death of Agis II, this initially follows his son Leotychidas after as King of Sparta, whose legitimacy is controversial. Agis has Leotychidas initially rejected, the son of Alcibiades, the an affair with the wife of Agis has been rumored during his stay and violate, but recognized him as his son and heir shortly before his death.
• The city Nymphaeum comes from Athens to the Bosporan kingdom.
• After a privation returning from Babylon the train of the Ten Thousand ( a Greek mercenary army ) finally reaches the shores of the Black Sea.

« Θάλαττα, θάλαττα »

« THALATTA! THALATTA! "

" The sea! The sea! "

Africa

• 400 BC: Meroe, the capital of the kingdom of Kush.

America

• 400 BC: The Maya are located at the junction of the middle to late Präklassik Präklassik.
• 400 BC: The last Olmec centers in Mesoamerica are destroyed.

Economy

• At the Agora in Athens, the coin will be built, which is probably more generally as state bronze smiths.

Science and Technology

• June 21: Total eclipse of Ennius

Born

• ( around 400 BC ) Archidamus III. , King of Sparta († 338 BC)
• ( around 400 BC ) Arete of Cyrene, first known philosopher († 330 BC)
• ( around 400 BC ) Ephorus of Kyme, Greek historian († 330 BC)
• ( around 400 BC ) Hicetas of Syracuse, Greek philosopher and astronomer († 335 BC)
• ( around 400 BC ) Kiddinu, Chaldean astronomer († verm 330 BC)
• ( around 400 BC ) Parmenion, Macedonian commander under Philip II and Alexander the Great ( † 330 BC)

Died

• Agis II, King of Sparta
• Cheirisophos, Spartan military leader (c. 435 BC)
• ( around 400 BC ) Agathon of Athens, the Greek tragedians (c. 448 BC)