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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
Years: 443 BC 442 BC 441 BC 440 BC 439 BC 438 BC 437 BC

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  • Samos, an autonomous member of the Delian League and one of Athens' principal allies with a substantial fleet of its own, quarrels with Miletus and appeals to Athens for assistance. Pericles, decides in favour of Miletus, so Samos revolts. Pericles sails to Samos with a fleet to overthrow its oligarchic government and install a democratic one. Sparta threatens to interfere. However, at a congress of the Peloponnesian League, its members vote not to intervene on behalf of Samos against Athens.

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[edit] Physics

  • Democritus proposes the existence of indivisible particles, which he calls atoms.

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  • Polykleitos completes one of his greatest statues, the "Doryphorus" ("Spear Bearer").

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cs:440 př. n. l. da:440 f.Kr. es:440 adC eu:K. a. 440 fr:-440 ko:기원전 440년 hr:440 p.n.e. io:440 aK it:440 a.C. ka:ძვ. წ. 440 lb:-440 hu:I. e. 440 ms:440 SM nl:440 v. Chr. nap:440 AC nn:-440 pl:440 p.n.e. pt:440 a.C. ru:440 год до н. э. sk:440 pred Kr. sl:440 pr. n. št. sr:440. пне. fi:440 eaa. sv:440 f.Kr. vec:440 a.C. zh:前440年

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