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  1. Byzantine Empire

    Zeno became the sole claimant to Emperor of the empire

    480Byzantine Empire

    In 480 with the death of Julius Nepos, Eastern Emperor Zeno became the sole claimant to Emperor of the empire. Odoacer, now the ruler of Italy, was nominally Zeno's subordinate but acted with complete autonomy, eventually providing support to a rebellion against the Emperor.

  2. Roman Republic

    Etruscans attacked the Roman camp

    480 BCRoman Republic (Present-Day Rome, Italy)

    The Etruscans took advantage of a lull in the fighting to attack the Roman camp, breaching the defenses of the reserves. However, word of the attack reached the consuls, and Manlius stationed his men around the exits to the camp, surrounding the Etruscans.

  3. Roman Republic

    Rome was rent by internal dissension

    480 BCRoman Republic (Present-Day Rome, Italy)

    In 480 BC, Rome was rent by internal dissension, which encouraged the Veientes to take the field in the hope of breaking Roman power. They were supported by troops from other Etruscan cities.

  4. Etruscan civilization

    Etruria's ally Carthage was defeated

    480 BCItaly

    In 480 BC, Etruria's ally Carthage was defeated by a coalition of Magna Graecia cities led by Syracuse, Sicily.

  5. Martial arts

    Extensive development in martial philosophy and strategy emerged

    480 BCChina and India

    The foundation of modern East Asian martial arts and South Asian martial arts is likely facilitated by cultural exchanges of early Chinese and Indian martial arts. During the Warring States period of Chinese history (480–221 BCE) extensive development in martial philosophy and strategy emerged, as described by Sun Tzu in The Art of War (c. 350 BCE).

  6. Ancient Greece

    Battle of Himera

    480 BCHimera, Sicily

    Gelon, the tyrant of Syracuse, defeated the Carthaginian invasion at the Battle of Himera.

  7. Ancient Greece

    Battle of Thermopylae

    480 BCThermopylae, Greece

    In 480 BC, the first major battle of the invasion was fought at Thermopylae, where a small rearguard of Greeks, led by three hundred Spartans, held a crucial pass guarding the heart of Greece for several days. As a result, Phocis, Boeotia, and Attica were under Persian control.

  8. Ancient Greece

    Battle of Salamis

    480 BCSalamis Island, Greece

    The Persians were decisively defeated at sea by a primarily Athenian naval force at the Battle of Salamis.

  9. Ancient Greece

    Second Invasion

    480 BCGreece

    Ten years later, a second invasion was launched by Darius' son Xerxes. The city-states of northern and central Greece submitted to the Persian forces without resistance, but a coalition of 31 Greek city-states, including Athens and Sparta, determined to resist the Persian invaders. At the same time, Greek Sicily was invaded by a Carthaginian force.

  10. Byzantine Empire

    Zeno became the sole claimant to Emperor of the empire

    480Byzantine Empire

    In 480 with the death of Julius Nepos, Eastern Emperor Zeno became the sole claimant to Emperor of the empire. Odoacer, now the ruler of Italy, was nominally Zeno's subordinate but acted with complete autonomy, eventually providing support to a rebellion against the Emperor.

  11. Roman Republic

    Etruscans attacked the Roman camp

    480 BCRoman Republic (Present-Day Rome, Italy)

    The Etruscans took advantage of a lull in the fighting to attack the Roman camp, breaching the defenses of the reserves. However, word of the attack reached the consuls, and Manlius stationed his men around the exits to the camp, surrounding the Etruscans.

  12. Roman Republic

    Rome was rent by internal dissension

    480 BCRoman Republic (Present-Day Rome, Italy)

    In 480 BC, Rome was rent by internal dissension, which encouraged the Veientes to take the field in the hope of breaking Roman power. They were supported by troops from other Etruscan cities.

  13. Etruscan civilization

    Etruria's ally Carthage was defeated

    480 BCItaly

    In 480 BC, Etruria's ally Carthage was defeated by a coalition of Magna Graecia cities led by Syracuse, Sicily.

  14. Martial arts

    Extensive development in martial philosophy and strategy emerged

    480 BCChina and India

    The foundation of modern East Asian martial arts and South Asian martial arts is likely facilitated by cultural exchanges of early Chinese and Indian martial arts. During the Warring States period of Chinese history (480–221 BCE) extensive development in martial philosophy and strategy emerged, as described by Sun Tzu in The Art of War (c. 350 BCE).

  15. Ancient Greece

    Battle of Himera

    480 BCHimera, Sicily

    Gelon, the tyrant of Syracuse, defeated the Carthaginian invasion at the Battle of Himera.

  16. Ancient Greece

    Battle of Thermopylae

    480 BCThermopylae, Greece

    In 480 BC, the first major battle of the invasion was fought at Thermopylae, where a small rearguard of Greeks, led by three hundred Spartans, held a crucial pass guarding the heart of Greece for several days. As a result, Phocis, Boeotia, and Attica were under Persian control.

  17. Ancient Greece

    Battle of Salamis

    480 BCSalamis Island, Greece

    The Persians were decisively defeated at sea by a primarily Athenian naval force at the Battle of Salamis.

  18. Ancient Greece

    Second Invasion

    480 BCGreece

    Ten years later, a second invasion was launched by Darius' son Xerxes. The city-states of northern and central Greece submitted to the Persian forces without resistance, but a coalition of 31 Greek city-states, including Athens and Sparta, determined to resist the Persian invaders. At the same time, Greek Sicily was invaded by a Carthaginian force.