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| Gregorian calendar | 411 BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 343 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -2254 – -2253 |
| Berber calendar | 540 |
| Buddhist calendar | 134 |
| Burmese calendar | -1048 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5098 – 5099 |
| Chinese calendar | [[Sexagenary cycle|]]年 (2226/2286) — to —
[[Sexagenary cycle|]]年(2227/2287) |
| Coptic calendar | -694 – -693 |
| Ethiopian calendar | -418 – -417 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3350 – 3351 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | -355 – -354 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2691 – 2692 |
| Holocene calendar | 9590 |
| Iranian calendar | 1032 BP – 1031 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1064 BH – 1063 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 1923 |
| Thai solar calendar | 133 |
Events
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Greece
- The democracy of Athens is overthrown by the oligarchic extremists, Antiphon, Theramenes, Peisander and Phrynichus in an effort by the oligarcists to exert more control over the conduct of the war with Sparta and its allies. A "Council of Four Hundred" is set up. The total defeat of the Athenian expedition to Sicily and the consequent revolts of many of the subject-allies has weakened Athenian finances severely; the acknowledged purpose of the revolutionary movement is to revise the constitution to better run Athens' finances. However, its rule is high-handed and the Council of Four Hundred is only able to maintain itself for four months.
- When a mutiny breaks out amongst the troops who are fortifying Piraeus (the harbour for Athens), the Council sends Theramenes to quell it. Instead, he puts himself at the head of the mutineers. After Phrynichus, the leader of the extremists, is assassinated, an ensuing meeting of the Athenian Assembly deposes the Council and restores the traditional constitution, but restricts some of the privileges of citizenship to a body called the Five Thousand. The Assembly resumes its old form in being a committee of all citizens.
- The Athenian navy under Thrasybulus recalls Alcibiades from Sardis. Alcibiades' election is confirmed by the Athenians at the request of Theramenes. A Spartan fleet in the Hellespont at Cynossema is then defeated by an Athenian fleet commanded by Thrasybulus and Alcibiades.
- Antiphon defends himself in a speech Thucydides describes as the greatest ever made by a man on trial for his life. Nevertheless, Antiphon is unable to persuade his accusers and he is executed for treason.
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Literature
- Euripides' play Iphigeneia in Tauris is performed.
- Aristophanes' plays Lysistrata and Women Celebrating the Thesmophoria are performed.
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