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{{Short description|Decade}}
This decade witnessed the continuing decline of the [[Achaemenid Empire]], fierce warfare amongst the Greek city-states during the [[Peloponnesian War]], the ongoing [[Warring States period]] in [[Zhou dynasty]] China, and the closing years of the [[Olmec|Olmec civilization]] (lasting from c. 1200&ndash;400 BC) in modern-day [[Mexico]]. 
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==Significant people==
* [[Euphemus (archon)|Euphemus]] of Athens, Archon of Athens. In office 417-416 BC
* [[Euripides]] of Athens, playwright
* [[Socrates]] of Athens, philosopher
* [[Sophocles]] of Athens, playwright
* [[Thucydides]] of Athens, historian and author of the ''[[History of the Peloponnesian War]]''
* [[Hannibal Mago]], King of Carthage, r. [[440 BC|440]]&ndash;[[406 BC]]
* [[King Weilie of Zhou|Weilieh]], [[Zhou dynasty]] king of China, r. [[425 BC|425]]&ndash;[[402 BC]]
* [[Tharrhypas]], King of Epirus, r. [[430 BC|430]]&ndash;[[390 BC]]
* [[Perdiccas II of Macedon|Perdiccas II]], King of Macedon, r. [[454 BC|454]]&ndash;413 BC
* [[Archelaus I of Macedon|Archelaus I]], King of Macedon, r. 413&ndash;[[399 BC]]
* [[Mahapadma Nanda]], King (and founder) of the [[Nanda Dynasty]] in [[Magadha (Mahajanapada)|Magadha]] (in Ancient India), r. c. [[420 BC|420]]&ndash;[[362 BC]]
* [[Emperor Kōshō|Kosho]], legendary Emperor of Japan, r. [[475 BC|475]]&ndash;[[393 BC]]
* [[Amanineteyerike]], King of [[Kingdom of Kush|Kush]] r. [[431 BC|431]]&ndash;[[405 BC]]
* [[Darius II of Persia|Darius II]], King of the [[Achaemenid Empire|Achaemenid Persian Empire]] r. [[423 BC|423]]&ndash;[[404 BC]]
* [[Amyrtaeus]] of Egypt, Anti-Achaemenid rebel and future Pharaoh of Egypt
* [[Joiada]] of Judah, High-Priest of Israel, held position [[433 BC|433]]&ndash;410 BC
* [[Johanan (High Priest)|Johanan]] of Judah, High-priest of Israel, held position 410&ndash;[[371 BC]]
* [[Malachi]] of Judah, prophet (according to Bible)
* [[Tissaphernes]] of Persia, Satrap of Lydia and Caria
* [[Abdemon]], King of [[Salamis, Cyprus|Salamis]], r. [[420 BC|420]]&ndash;410 BC
* [[Evagoras I|Evagoras]], King of [[Salamis, Cyprus|Salamis]], r. 410&ndash;[[374 BC]]
* [[Pleistoanax]] (Agaid king r. [[458 BC|458]]&ndash;[[401 BC]]) and [[Agis II]] (Eurypontid king r. [[427 BC|427]]&ndash;[[400 BC]]), [[Kings of Sparta|co-kings]] of Sparta.
* [[Seuthes I]], King of [[Odrysian kingdom|Thrace]], r. [[424 BC|424]]&ndash;410 BC
* [[Amadocus I]], King of [[Odrysian kingdom|Thrace]], r. 410&ndash;[[390 BC]]

==Contemporaries of future importance==
* [[Artaxerxes II of Persia|Artaxerxes of Persia]], Achaemenid prince and future King of Persia
* [[Cyrus the Younger]] of Persia, Achaemenid prince and satrap
* [[Plato]] of Athens, student of Socrates and future philosopher
* [[Xenophon]] of Athens, soldier and future writer of [[Anabasis (Xenophon)|Anabasis]]

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==References==
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