415 BC.

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Events

Politics and world affairs
Peloponnesian War: Segesta asks Athens for support against Syracuse. Athens begins the Sicilian expedition.
10./11. May: During the preparations for the expedition, the Hermen iniquity occurs: numerous Hermen in Athens are cut off their heads. Among other things, the leading politician of the city and general Alkibiades responsible for the expedition is suspected. He then goes to Sparta.
The Phoenician Abdemon overthrows the ruling usurper and makes himself the king of Salamis in Cyprus.
Around 415 BC: In Athens, the graph paranomon is introduced.

Culture

m. March: The Troerinnen von Euripides tragedy is premiered on the occasion of Dionysia. It belongs to the trilogy Alexandros – Palamedes – Troerinnen, which is complemented by the satyr play Sisyphus.
The vase painter Aison creates his last works.

Born
Iphicrates, Athenian general

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