-479 ⟶ Tsunami Strikes Potidaea

Potidaea is struck by a tsunami.
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👑 Pleistarchus Ascends to the Spartan Throne

Pleistarchus succeeds his father Leonidas I as king of Sparta.⟶
Pleistarchus Ascends to the Spartan Throne (-480)
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🌊 Tsunami Strikes Potidaea

Potidaea is struck by a tsunami.⟶
Tsunami Strikes Potidaea (-479)
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🏛️ Themistocles Ostracized from Athens

Athenian politician Themistocles is ostracized.⟶
Themistocles Ostracized from Athens (-471)
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⚔️ Athenian Victory at the Battle of Potidaea

Athens defeats Corinth in the battle of Potidaea.⟶
Athenian Victory at the Battle of Potidaea (-432)
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🦠 The Plague of Athens

Athens suffers a major pestilence, believed to be caused by epidemic typhus.⟶
The Plague of Athens (-430)
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💀 Athenian Plague Outbreak

An outbreak of a plague kills over one-third of the population of Athens.⟶
Athenian Plague Outbreak (-429)
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