PastlasHistorical atlas

Decade · 409 BCE – 400 BCE

The world in the 400s BCE

From 409 BCE to 400 BCE the atlas holds 97 states standing at some time. 18 things began - Cremona, Yuezhi and Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt among them - and 4 ended; 7 people were born and 7 died, 1 of all these dated only to the decade.

What began in the 400s BCE

By kind, the best known first.

States 6

Wars and battles 11

and 3 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 1

What ended in the 400s BCE

States 3

Wars and battles 1

Born and died

Born 7

Died 7

States of the 400s BCE

The states that stood at some time in the 400s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 409 BCE.

Europe: 17 statesEurope17Middle East and North Africa: 26 statesMiddle East and North Africa26South Asia: 17 statesSouth Asia17East and Southeast Asia: 24 statesEast and Southeast Asia24Americas and Oceania: 3 statesAmericas and Oceania3Location unknown: 10 statesLocation unknown10

Europe17 states

and 9 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa26 states

and 18 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

South Asia17 states

and 9 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia24 states

and 16 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania3 states

Location unknown10 states

and 2 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 429 BCE – 380 BCE: every state, war and life of the 400s BCE, region by region.
  • On the map in 404 BCE: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.

Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.