- 421 BC
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Events
By place
Greece
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Nicias , the leader of the aristocratic and peace party inAthens andPleistoanax , King ofSparta , negotiate thePeace of Nicias between Athens and Sparta, which brings a temporary end to thePeloponnesian War . The essence of the Peace of Nicias is a return to the prewar situation: most wartime gains are to be returned. Seventeen representatives from each side swear an oath to uphold the treaty, which is meant to last for fifty years. All of Sparta's allies agree to sign the peace, except for theBoeotia ns,Corinth ,Elis , andMegara .
*Alcibiades engineers an anti-Spartan alliance between Athens and the democracies ofArgos ,Mantinea and Elis.Italy
* The city of
Cumae , the most northerly of the Greek colonies inItaly , falls to theSamnites .By topic
Art
* The construction of the "Porch of the Maidens" (the Caryatid Porch) commences at the
Erechtheion which is part of theAcropolis inAthens .Drama
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Aristophanes ' play "The Peace" is performed.Births
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Deaths
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Cratinus ,Greek comedy author (approximate date) (b.520 BC )
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