484 BC

Year 484 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Mamercus and Vibulanus (or, less frequently, year 270 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 484 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	6th century BC 5th century BC 4th century BC
Decades:	500s BC 490s BC 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC
Years:	487 BC 486 BC 485 BC 484 BC 483 BC 482 BC 481 BC

484 BC in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	484 BC CDLXXXIV BC
Ab urbe condita	270
Ancient Egypt era	XXVII dynasty, 42
- Pharaoh	Xerxes I of Persia, 2
Ancient Greek era	74th Olympiad (victor)¹
Assyrian calendar	4267
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−1076
Berber calendar	467
Buddhist calendar	61
Burmese calendar	−1121
Byzantine calendar	5025–5026
Chinese calendar	丙辰年 (Fire Dragon) 2214 or 2007     — to — 丁巳年 (Fire Snake) 2215 or 2008
Coptic calendar	−767 – −766
Discordian calendar	683
Ethiopian calendar	−491 – −490
Hebrew calendar	3277–3278
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−427 – −426
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2617–2618
Holocene calendar	9517
Iranian calendar	1105 BP – 1104 BP
Islamic calendar	1139 BH – 1138 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	1850
Minguo calendar	2395 before ROC 民前2395年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1951
Thai solar calendar	59–60
Tibetan calendar	阳火龙年 (male Fire-Dragon) −357 or −738 or −1510     — to — 阴火蛇年 (female Fire-Snake) −356 or −737 or −1509

Events

By place

Persian Empire

• Xerxes I quells the Egyptian revolt against Persian rule. He ravages the Delta region in the process and then appoints his brother Achaemenes satrap (governor) of Egypt.
• Despite an attempt at rebellion, the land and city of Babylon remains solidly under Persian rule.

Greece

• The Athenian general and statesman, Xanthippus, is ostracised.
• Astylos of Croton wins the stadion race for a second time at the 74th Olympic Games.

Rome

• The Romans defeat the Volsci and Aequi in battle.
• Dedication of the Temple of Castor and Pollux^[1]

By topic

Literature

• The Athenian playwright, Aeschylus, wins first prize in drama at the Dionysia festival.^[2]

Births

• Herodotus of Halicarnassus, Greek historian (approximate date) (died c. 425 BC)^[3]
• Achaeus of Eretria, Greek tragedian

Deaths

• Wu Zixu, political advisor from Chu who has been employed at the court of the State of Wu during the reign of King Helü of Wu; all Chinese people with the surname Wu consider him their first ancestor (born 526 BC)
• Makkhali Gosala (according to historian Arthur Llewellyn Basham), Indian ascetic

References

1. Livy, Ab urbe condita, 2.42
2. Freeman, Charles (1999). The Greek achievement: the Foundation of the Western World. New York, NY: Viking. p. 241. ISBN 978-0-670-88515-2.
3. Smith, William, ed. (1873). "A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, Hero'dotus". www.perseus.tufts.edu. London: John Murray. Retrieved August 5, 2023.