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| 250 BC by topic |
| Politics |
|---|
| Categories |
| Gregorian calendar | 250 BC CCL BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 504 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXXIII dynasty, 74 |
| - Pharaoh | Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 34 |
| Ancient Greek era | 132nd Olympiad, year 3 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4501 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −843 – −842 |
| Berber calendar | 701 |
| Buddhist calendar | 295 |
| Burmese calendar | −887 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5259–5260 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 2448 or 2241 — to — 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 2449 or 2242 |
| Coptic calendar | −533 – −532 |
| Discordian calendar | 917 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −257 – −256 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3511–3512 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −193 – −192 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2851–2852 |
| Holocene calendar | 9751 |
| Iranian calendar | 871 BP – 870 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 898 BH – 897 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 2084 |
| Minguo calendar | 2161 before ROC 民前2161年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1717 |
| Seleucid era | 62/63 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 293–294 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) −123 or −504 or −1276 — to — 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) −122 or −503 or −1275 |
| Gregorian calendar | 481 BC CDLXXXI BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 273 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXVII dynasty, 45 |
| - Pharaoh | Xerxes I of Persia, 5 |
| Ancient Greek era | 74th Olympiad, year 4 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4270 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −1074 – −1073 |
| Berber calendar | 470 |
| Buddhist calendar | 64 |
| Burmese calendar | −1118 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5028–5029 |
| Chinese calendar | 己未年 (Earth Goat) 2217 or 2010 — to — 庚申年 (Metal Monkey) 2218 or 2011 |
| Coptic calendar | −764 – −763 |
| Discordian calendar | 686 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −488 – −487 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3280–3281 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −424 – −423 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2620–2621 |
| Holocene calendar | 9520 |
| Iranian calendar | 1102 BP – 1101 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1136 BH – 1135 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1853 |
| Minguo calendar | 2392 before ROC 民前2392年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1948 |
| Thai solar calendar | 62–63 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴土羊年 (female Earth-Goat) −354 or −735 or −1507 — to — 阳金猴年 (male Iron-Monkey) −353 or −734 or −1506 |
Year 481 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Vibulanus and Fusus (or, less frequently, year 273 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 481 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Persian Empire
- The Persian King Xerxes I arrives at Sardis and begins to build up his great army and navy for the invasion of Greece. Egypt contributes 481 ships.
Greece
- The Congress at the Isthmus of Corinth, under the presidency of Sparta, brings together a number of the Greek city states, who agree to the end of the war between Athens and Aegina. They also discuss the threat from the Persians. Athens is unwilling to place her forces under Sparta and its king Leonidas. Gelo, tyrant of Syracuse, wants high command, but Sparta and Athens refuse. However, during the Congress, Gelo has to withdraw due to Carthage's plans to invade Sicily. Finally, Themistocles agrees that Athens' navy serve under a Spartan admiral to achieve the unity of the Greek states. Nevertheless, Thebes and Thessaly are unwilling to support Athens against the Persians and Crete decides to remain neutral.
China
- The Spring and Autumn Period, which has begun in 722 BC, ends, while the Warring States Period officially begins in 403 BC.
Births
- Protagoras, Greek presocratic philosopher (d. c. 420 BC)
Deaths
- Sima Niu, the highest ranking aristocrat among the disciples of Confucius