474 BC

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

Decades: 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC – 470s BC – 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC

479 BC 478 BC 477 BC 476 BC 475 BC – 474 BC – 473 BC 472 BC 471 BC 470 BC 469 BC

Events

• Battle of Cumae – The Syracusans under Hiero I defeat the Etruscans and end Etruscan expansion in southern Italy.
• Greek poet Pindar moves to Thebes

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Deaths