428 BC

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Events

By place

Greece

* The chief city of Lesbos, Mytilene, revolts against Athenian rule. The Spartan admiral, Alcidas, leads 40 Peloponnesian alliance ships with the aim of assisting the inhabitants of Mytilene. However, the rebellion by Mytilene is crushed before his forces can arrive.
* Despite encouragement from the Ionian leaders to engage the Athenians, Alcidas declines. Rather, Alcidas leads his fleet to Cyllene where the Spartans resolve to strengthen the fleet and send it to Corcyra where a revolution has broken out. Spartan leaders, Brasidas and Alcidas, then defeat a fleet of Corcyran ships. However, they retire when word reaches them that 60 Athenian ships from Leucas under the command of Eurymedon have been dispatched to intercept them.

Italy

* The Greek colony of Cumae in Italy falls to the Samnites, who begin to take control of the Campanian plain.

By topic

Literature

* Euripides' play "Hippolytus" is performed in the Dionysia competition, the famous Athenian dramatic festival. The play is awarded first prize.
* Sophocles writes "Oedipus the King".

Births

* Archytas, Greek philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, statesman, and strategist (d. 347 BC)

Deaths

* Anaxagoras, Greek philosopher (b. c. 500 BC)
* Lars Tolumnius, Etruscan King of Veii (killed in battle)