Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC

Decades: 530s BC 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC 490s BC - 480s BC - 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC

Years: 486 BC 485 BC 484 BC 483 BC 482 BC - 481 BC - 480 BC 479 BC 478 BC 477 BC 476 BC

Births

• Protagoras : Greek presocratic philosopher

Deaths

• Ssu-ma Niu  : highest aristocrat among disciples of Confucius.

Events

• The Congress at the Isthmus of Corinth ends a war between Athens and Aegina