480 BC: what happened around the world

In 480 BC, 9 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Battle of Thermopylae, Battle of Salamis and Battle of Artemisium among the best known. 8 more were already under way, such as Greco-Persian Wars and Messenian Wars. 3 things were founded or built that year, from Tomb of the Leopards and Euthydikos Kore.

9events began
8already under way
3founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges9

Already under way in 480 BC8

Founded or built in 480 BC3

Stories that pass through 480 BC

Out of AfricaHow one species took the whole planet, 300,000 BC – AD 1300 The Discovery of the Pacific IslandsFinding a third of the planet without instruments, 3000 BC - AD 1500 RomeA thousand years of one border, 509 BC – AD 565

Nearby years

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