451 BC - Definition and Overview

Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC

Decades: 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC - 450s BC - 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC

Years: 456 BC 455 BC 454 BC 453 BC 452 BC - 451 BC - 450 BC 449 BC 448 BC 447 BC 446 BC

Events

• Athens makes peace with Sparta, and wages a war against Persia.
• The decemviri come to power in the Roman Republic. They enact the twelve tables, forming the beginning of Roman Law.
• Tomb of Mausolus is completed (this is the first mausoleum).

Births

Deaths

• Cimon, Athenian politician (approximate year)
• Verginia, legendary victim of the decemviri