Decade · 439 BCE – 430 BCE
The world in the 430s BCE
From 439 BCE to 430 BCE the atlas holds 89 states standing at some time. 6 things began - Bosporan Kingdom, Plague of Athens and Battle of Sybota among them - and 3 ended; 8 people were born and 3 died, 2 of all these dated only to the decade.
What began in the 430s BCE
By kind, the best known first.
States 2
- Bosporan Kingdom · state · 437 BCE – 370 CE
- Chalcidian League · state · 432 – 348 BCE
Wars and battles 3
- Battle of Sybota · battle · 433 BCE
- Battle of Potidaea · battle · 432 BCE
- Archidamian War · war · 431 – 421 BCE
Famine and plague 1
- Plague of Athens · plague · 430 – 426 BCE
What ended in the 430s BCE
States 2
- Kingdom of Tambapanni · state · 543 – 437 BCE
- Ju · state · 1046 – 431 BCE
Wars and battles 1
- Samian War · war · 440 – 439 BCE
Born and died
Born 8
- Xenophon · philosopher · 431 – 354 BCE
- Isocrates · writer · 436 – 338 BCE
- Aristippus · philosopher · 435 – 366 BCE
- Dionysius I of Syracuse · politician · 431 – 367 BCE
- Evagoras I · monarch · 436 – 375 BCE
- Satyrus I · monarch · 431 – 389 BCE
- Leucon I · monarch · 431 – 349 BCE
- Bhadrabāhu · religious leader · 432 – 298 BCE
Died 3
- Empedocles · naturalist · 492 – 434 BCE
- Pindar · poet · 518 – 437 BCE
- Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus · politician · 519 – 431 BCE
States of the 430s BCE
The states that stood at some time in the 430s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 439 BCE.
Europe15 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Agrippa Menenius Lanatus, Roman consul since 439 BCE and Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus, Roman consul since 439 BCE
- Roman Republic · 509 – 27 BCE · Agrippa Menenius Lanatus, Roman consul since 439 BCE and Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus, Roman consul since 439 BCE
- Macedonia · 808 – 167 BCE
- Etruscan civilization · 750 – 265 BCE
- Scythians · 700 – 201 BCE · Octamasadas, King of the Scythians since 450 BCE
- Colchis · 1701 – 164 BCE
- Scythia · 800 – 400 BCE
and 7 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa23 states
- Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE
- Babylon · 1894 BCE – 1 CE
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Achaemenid Empire · 550 – 330 BCE
- Phoenicia · 2500 – 64 BCE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Kush · 2180 BCE – 350 CE
- Ancient Carthage · 814 – 146 BCE · Hannibal Mago, monarch of Carthage since 440 BCE
and 15 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia17 states
- Magadha · 1201 – 345 BCE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Mahajanapadas · 600 – 345 BCE
- Panchala · 901 – 401 BCE
- Avanti · 701 – 301 BCE
- Vajjika League · 701 – 401 BCE
- Malla · 601 – 301 BCE
- Surasena · 701 – 301 BCE
and 9 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia22 states
- Zhou dynasty · 1101 – 256 BCE · King Kao of Zhou, Chinese king since 440 BCE
- Warring States period · 476 – 221 BCE · King Kao of Zhou, Chinese king since 440 BCE
- Old Chosŏn · 2333 – 108 BCE
- Chu (state) · 722 – 223 BCE
- Qin · 905 – 221 BCE
- Yan (state) · 750 – 223 BCE
- Qi (state) · 1045 – 221 BCE
- Lu · 1101 – 249 BCE
and 14 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania3 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Olmecs · 650 – 351 BCE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
Location unknown9 states
- Argead dynasty · 700 – 309 BCE
- Chedi kingdom · 601 – 301 BCE
- Qedarites · 801 – 201 BCE
- Kingdom of Tambapanni · 543 – 437 BCE
- Dao · 1001 – 222 BCE
- Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
- Eastern Zhou (state) · 770 – 249 BCE
- Xǔ · 1064 – 375 BCE
and 1 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 459 BCE – 410 BCE: every state, war and life of the 430s BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 434 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.