The era of

480s

3 recaps across 2 years of the decade. Reconstructed from contemporary coverage, archives, and the public record.

Greek naval triumph over the Persian fleet that decisively ended Xerxes' invasion and solidified Athens as a Mediterranean power.

The legendary stand of 300 Spartans against Persian forces became antiquity's most iconic military last stand, reshaping Mediterranean geopolitics.

The convening of Buddhist monks to codify the Buddha's teachings established the textual foundations of Buddhism's global expansion.

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