477 BC

TheBattle of the Cremera,477 BC

Millennium:	1st millenniumBC
Centuries:	6th centuryBC 5th centuryBC 4th centuryBC
Decades:	490sBC 480sBC 470sBC 460sBC 450sBC
Years:	480BC 479BC 478BC 477BC 476BC 475BC 474BC

477 BC in variouscalendars

Gregorian calendar	477 BC CDLXXVII BC
Ab urbe condita	277
Ancient Egypt era	XXVIIdynasty,49
- Pharaoh	Xerxes I of Persia,9
Ancient Greek era	75thOlympiad,year 4
Assyrian calendar	4274
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−1069
Berber calendar	474
Buddhist calendar	68
Burmese calendar	−1114
Byzantine calendar	5032–5033
Chinese calendar	Quý hợiNăm (WaterPig) 2221 or 2014 — to — Giáp năm (WoodRat) 2222 or 2015
Coptic calendar	−760 – −759
Discordian calendar	690
Ethiopian calendar	−484 – −483
Hebrew calendar	3284–3285
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	−420 – −419
-Shaka Samvat	N/A
-Kali Yuga	2624–2625
Holocene calendar	9524
Iranian calendar	1098 BP – 1097 BP
Islamic calendar	1132 BH – 1131 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	1857
Minguo calendar	2388 beforeROC Dân trước 2388 năm
Nanakshahi calendar	−1944
Thai solar calendar	66–67
Tibetan calendar	Âm thủy heo năm (female Water-Pig) −350 or −731 or −1503 — to — Dương mộc chuột năm (male Wood-Rat) −349 or −730 or −1502

Year477 BCwas a year of thepre-Julian Roman calendar.At the time, it was known as theYear of the Consulship ofPulvillusandLanatus(or, less frequently,year 277Ab urbe condita). The denomination 477 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when theAnno Dominicalendar erabecame the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Greece

• TheSpartanco-rulerLeotychidesand the Athenian leaderThemistocleslead a fleet and army to reoccupy northernGreeceand to punish the aristocratic family of the Aleuads for having aided thePersians.Leotychides is caught accepting a bribe during the operations inThessaly.
• Greek maritime cities around theAegean Seano longer wish to be under Spartan control and atDelosoffer their allegiance, throughAristides,toAthens.They form theDelian League(also known as the Confederacy of Delos) withCimonas their principal commander.

Roman Republic

• Romanforces in a stronghold on theCremeraRiver are defeated by an army ofVeientesfrom theEtruscancity ofVeiiin theBattle of the Cremera.

Deaths

• Duke Dao of Qin,ruler of the state ofQin
• Emperor Itokuof Japan, according to legend.