- 493 BC
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Persian Empire
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Phoenicia n-manned Persian fleet restores Persian control ofCyprus .Greece
* The Athenian people elect
Themistocles asarchon , the chief judicial and civilian executive officer inAthens . He favours resistance against the Persians.
* Themistocles starts the construction of a fortified naval base atPiraeus , the port town ofAthens .
* Among the refugees arriving fromIonia after the collapse of theIonian Revolt is a chief named Miltiades, who has a fine reputation as a soldier. Themistocles makes him a general in the Athenian army.Roman republic
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Coriolanus captures theVolsci an town ofCorioli for Rome.
* During his second consulate, the Romanconsul Spurius Cassius Vecellinus concludes a mutual defence treaty with the surrounding Latin villages and tribes. The treaty recognises commercial contracts binding throughout their cities. Rome abandons its claim to hegemony over theLatin league . In return, Rome is recognised as the dominant city in the League.By topic
Literature
* The Athenian poet Phrynicus produces a tragedy on the "Fall of
Miletus ". The Athenian authorities ban the play from further production on the grounds of impiety.Births
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Deaths
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