429 BC

Centuries: 6th century BC – 5th century BC – 4th century BC

Decades: 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC – 420s BC – 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC

Years: 434 BC 433 BC 432 BC 431 BC 430 BC – 429 BC – 428 BC 427 BC 426 BC 425 BC 424 BC

Events

• Battle of Chalcis – Chalcidians and their allies defeat Athens.
• Battle of Naupactus – Phormio defeats the Peloponnesian fleet.
• An outbreak of plague kills over one-third of the population of Athens.

Births

Deaths

• Pericles, Athenian statesman (epidemic).