Years 460 BC.

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The years 460 BC cover the years from 469 BC to 460 BC.

Events

Around 470 BC: journey of the Carthaginian suffete Hannon in Guinea (530/470 BC). He founded six colonies of nearly a thousand people along the African coast and explored two rivers, perhaps Gambia and Senegal. The original account of the journey, engraved on the pediment of a temple at Carthage, disappeared during the destruction of the city by Scipion Émilien in 146 B.C. and it is known only by a Greek translation subject to bail. If Hannon's journey is not attested, it is highly likely that there has been significant gold traffic between Senegal and the Carthaginian counters on the Atlantic coast. In the east of Lepcis the counter receives skins and precious stones brought by caravans from Fezzan. Carthage is in contact with the Sahara by the Sabratha counter, in connection with Cidamus (Ghadamès), starting point of the tank road to Hoggar and Niger. The Carthaginians finally exploit the copper and silver mines of Sardinia as well as those of Tenes, Algeria. Herodotus reports that a gold trade, called "mute trade", takes place between Carthage and a country in Africa on the Atlantic coast. The Carthaginians landed goods on the strike, lit a fire to warn of their arrival, and climbed back into their ships. The inhabitants of the country leave on the sand the amount of gold they offer for the cargo and return to their hiding place. If the quantity of gold seems sufficient, the Carthaginians take it and go away, leaving the goods. Otherwise, they board and wait for the natives to add gold until they are satisfied.

Around 469-466 B.C.: victory of the Eurymedon of the Greeks over the Persians (or 467 B.C.). After thirteen years of revolt, the Greek cities of Ionia and Cyprus gained their independence.
468-456 B.C.: construction of the Temple of Zeus in Olympia, built by the architect Libon of Élis.
466 B.C.: in Sicily, fall of the Gélon dynasty at Syracuse.
465-463 B.C.: revolt of Thasos.

464-458 B.C.: Third War of Messenia.
462-460 B.C.: Inaros revolt in Egypt.

Around 460 BC:
likely visit of Babylon by Herodotus.
During the reign of Artaxerxes (464-424), the renovation and fortification of Jerusalem was suspended following the intervention of senior officials of Transeuphratene, Chancellor Rehoum and Secretary Shimshai, who accused the need to prevent rebellion.
The treasure of Auriol (the place of the Bars in Auriol) is buried in a grey clay urn. Discovered in 1867, it contained 2,130 pieces of pure silver, some of which date back to the most recent and 460 B.C. It is proof of an important trade flow between Massalia and Greece.

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