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

Decades: 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC - 470s BC - 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC

Years: 481 BC 480 BC 479 BC 478 BC 477 BC - 476 BC - 475 BC 474 BC 473 BC 472 BC 471 BC

• Archidamus II succeeds his grandfather Leotychides, who was banished to Tegea, as king of Sparta

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