The world in the 480s BCE

Wars and battles 5

• Battle of Thermopylae · battle · 480 BCE
• Battle of Salamis · battle · 480 BCE
• Battle of Artemisium · battle · 480 BCE
• Battle of Himera · battle · 480 BCE
• Second Persian invasion of Greece · war · 480 – 479 BCE

Unrest and atrocity 1

• Achaemenid destruction of Athens · atrocity · 480 BCE

States 2

• Cao · state · 1046 – 487 BCE
• Lü · state · 722 – 481 BCE

Born 3

• Herodotus · writer · 484 – 425 BCE
• Euripides · philosopher · 485 – 405 BCE
• Gorgias · writer · 483 – 375 BCE

Died 7

• The Buddha · religious leader · 563 – 483 BCE
• Darius the Great · monarch · 550 – 486 BCE
• Anacreon · poet · 570 – 485 BCE
• Theognis of Megara · poet · 570 – 485 BCE
• Miltiades · military leader · 554 – 489 BCE
• Spurius Cassius Vecellinus · politician · 542 – 485 BCE
• Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis · politician · 540 – 480 BCE

Europe12 states

• Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
• Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Gaius Julius Iullus, Roman consul since 489 BCE and Publius Pinarius Mamercinus Rufus, Roman consul since 489 BCE
• Roman Republic · 509 – 27 BCE · Gaius Julius Iullus, Roman consul since 489 BCE and Publius Pinarius Mamercinus Rufus, Roman consul since 489 BCE
• Macedonia · 808 – 167 BCE
• Etruscan civilization · 750 – 265 BCE
• Scythians · 700 – 201 BCE · Ariapeithes, King of the Scythians since 490 BCE
• Colchis · 1701 – 164 BCE
• Scythia · 800 – 400 BCE

and 4 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa21 states

• Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE · Darius the Great, pharaoh since 522 BCE
• Babylon · 1894 BCE – 1 CE
• Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
• Achaemenid Empire · 550 – 330 BCE · Atossa, queen since 522 BCE and Darius the Great, King of Kings since 522 BCE
• Phoenicia · 2500 – 64 BCE
• Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE · Atossa, queen since 522 BCE and Darius the Great, King of Kings since 522 BCE
• Kingdom of Kush · 2180 BCE – 350 CE
• Ancient Carthage · 814 – 146 BCE

and 13 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

South Asia18 states

• Magadha · 1201 – 345 BCE · Ajatashatru, king since 492 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 10 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia27 states

• Zhou dynasty · 1101 – 256 BCE · King Jing of Zhou (Gai), Chinese king since 519 BCE
• Spring and Autumn period · 771 – 476 BCE · King Jing of Zhou (Gai), Chinese king since 519 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 19 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 unknown13 states

• Argead dynasty · 700 – 309 BCE
• Chedi kingdom · 601 – 301 BCE
• Qedarites · 801 – 201 BCE
• Licchavis of Vaishali · 701 – 468 BCE
• Kingdom of Tambapanni · 543 – 437 BCE · Panduvasdeva of Upatissa Nuwara, head of state since 504 BCE
• Dao · 1001 – 222 BCE
• Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
• Dai (Spring and Autumn period) · 1001 – 457 BCE

and 5 more; every state of Location unknown.