467 BC explained

Year 467 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Mamercus and Vibulanus (or, less frequently, year 287 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 467 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Roman Republic

• Quintus Fabius Vibulanus becomes consul of the Roman Republic for the first of three times.

Sicily

• After the death of his brother Hiero I, Thrasybulus becomes Tyrant of Syracuse.

By topic

Literature

• Aeschylus writes Seven Against Thebes and wins the Dionysia.
• Aeschylus' play, The Persians is produced in Sicily.

Astronomy

• The first recorded sighting of Halley's Comet occurs.^[1]

Deaths

• Hiero I, Tyrant of Syracuse

Notes and References

1. Titchenell. Elsa-Brita. January 1974. Worlds Aborning. Sunrise. 2006-09-22.