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479 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

Years: 484 BC 483 BC 482 BC 481 BC 480 BC - 479 BC - 478 BC 477 BC 476 BC 475 BC 474 BC

Events

August 20 Battle of Plataea[?]
Battle of Mycale
End of the Persian Wars[?] between Greece and Persia.

Births

Deaths

August 27 - Confucius, philosopher

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