461 BC

Centuries:	6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC
Decades:	490s BC 480s BC 470s BC - 460s BC - 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC
Years:	464 BC 463 BC 462 BC - 461 BC - 460 BC 459 BC 458 BC

461 BC by topic
Politics
State leaders - Sovereign states
Birth and death categories
Births - Deaths
Establishments and disestablishments categories
Establishments - Disestablishments v • d • e

**461 BC in other calendars**
Gregorian calendar	461 BC
Ab urbe condita	293
Armenian calendar	N/A
Bahá'í calendar	-2304 – -2303
Buddhist calendar	84
Chinese calendar	2176/2236 ([[Sexagenary cycle\|]]年) — to — 2177/2237 ([[Sexagenary cycle\|]]年)
Ethiopian calendar	-468 – -467
Hebrew calendar	3300 – 3301
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	-405 – -404
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2641 – 2642
Holocene calendar	9540
Iranian calendar	1082 BP – 1081 BP
Islamic calendar	1115 BH – 1114 BH
Japanese calendar
- Imperial Year	Kōki 200 (皇紀200年)
- Jōmon Era	9540
Julian calendar	-415
Korean calendar	1873
Thai solar calendar	83
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[edit] Events

In Athens, Ephialtes and Pericles finally get agreement to the ostracism of Kimon, who had become unpopular for his unsuccessful pro-Spartan policy.
Ephialtes, with the support of Pericles, reduces the power of the Athenian Council of Areopagus (filled with ex-archons and so a stronghold of oligarchy) and transfers them to the people, i.e. the Council of Five Hundred, the Assembly and the popular law courts. The office of Judge is made a paid position and is recruited by lot from a list to which every citizen can have his name added.
Ephialtes is murdered by Aristodicus of Tanagra in Boeotia, who is said to have acted on behalf of members of the Athenian oligarchy.
The ostracism of Kimon and the murder of Ephialtes leaves Pericles as the most influential orator in Athens.