425 BC

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Year of the Fire Dragon丙辰( at the beginning of the year wood rabbit乙卯)

Events

Politics and World Affairs

  • Peloponnesian War: Athens, Sparta defeated at the Battle of Pylos.
  • Also in the battle of Sphacteria Athens is victorious.
  • Battle of Solygeia

Culture

  • The comedy The Acharnians of Aristophanes will be premiered at the Lenaea and there wins the first prize.
  • Sophocles completed his tragedy Oedipus the King.

Died

  • Epitadas, Spartan commander
  • Lycophron, Corinthian commander
  • To 527/425 BC: Mahavira, founder of Jainism Indian religion (c. 599 BC Chr./497 BC)
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