406 BC
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Gregorian calendar | 406 BC CDV BC |
Ab urbe condita | 348 |
Ancient Egypt era | XXVII dynasty, 120 |
- Pharaoh | Darius II of Persia, 18 |
Ancient Greek era | 93rd Olympiad, year 3 |
Assyrian calendar | 4345 |
Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
Bengali calendar | −998 |
Berber calendar | 545 |
Buddhist calendar | 139 |
Burmese calendar | −1043 |
Byzantine calendar | 5103–5104 |
Chinese calendar | 甲戌年 (Wood Dog) 2291 or 2231 — to — 乙亥年 (Wood Pig) 2292 or 2232 |
Coptic calendar | −689 – −688 |
Discordian calendar | 761 |
Ethiopian calendar | −413 – −412 |
Hebrew calendar | 3355–3356 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | −349 – −348 |
- Shaka Samvat | N/A |
- Kali Yuga | 2695–2696 |
Holocene calendar | 9595 |
Iranian calendar | 1027 BP – 1026 BP |
Islamic calendar | 1059 BH – 1058 BH |
Javanese calendar | N/A |
Julian calendar | N/A |
Korean calendar | 1928 |
Minguo calendar | 2317 before ROC 民前2317年 |
Nanakshahi calendar | −1873 |
Thai solar calendar | 137–138 |
Tibetan calendar | 阳木狗年 (male Wood-Dog) −279 or −660 or −1432 — to — 阴木猪年 (female Wood-Pig) −278 or −659 or −1431 |
Year 406 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar.
Events
[change | change source]By place
[change | change source]Greece
[change | change source]- Callicratidas becomes the navarch of the Spartan fleet, replacing Lysander.
- Athens wins the Battle of Arginusae.
- Returning to Athens after the battle, Theramenes leads Athenian anger against the eight generals who were in the battle. They did not get survivors from the broken ships after the battle. The Athenian generals are put to death.
- Sparta asks for peace. Cleophon says no.
Roman Republic
[change | change source]Carthage
[change | change source]- The Carthaginians again invade Sicily and attack Agrigentum. Plague breaks out in their camp and Hannibal Mago dies.
Deaths
[change | change source]- for more information, see Category:406 BC deaths.
- Euripides, Athenian playwright (b. c. 480 BC)
- Hannibal Mago, Carthaginian general
- Sophocles, Athenian dramatist and politician (b. c. 495 BC)
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