LLT 325 Chronology 479 - 431 479 Victories at Plataea and Mycale; Ionians revolt; Athenians seize Sestos 478-6 Athenians rebuild their walls, extend defenses down to Peiraeus 477 Founding of Delian League, for defense against Persia 475-4 Cimon, son of Miltiades conquers Eion and Scyros 472 Aeschylus Persians 471 Exile of Themistocles 470/69 Revolt of Naxos 465-3 Revolt of Thasos, conquered by Cimon 463 Trial of Cimon 462/1 reforms of Ephialtes (Areopagus loses power) 461 ostracism of Cimon 459-8 expedition to Cyprus and Egypt (Memphis captured) 457-6 Athenians conquer Aegina 454 Defeat of Athenian forces in Egypt; Delian treasury moved to Athens 451 Five-years treaty between Athens and Sparta; Pericles' citizenship law 450-49 Cleruchs to Euboea and Naxos; Cimon dies on campaign in Cyprus 449-8 ? Peace with Persia 447 Periclean building project begun: Parthenon completed 438 Sophocles' Ajax and Trachiniae ? 446/5 Thirty-years treaty between Athens and Sparta 443 Founding of Thurii (S. Italy); ostracism of Thucydides, son of Milesias (not the historian) 440-39 Revolt of Samos and Byzantium, reconquered by Pericles 436 Founding of Amphipolis 435 Corcyra gains a victory over Corinth 433 fearing attack from Corinth, Corcyra allies with Athens; Athens also renews treaties with Leontini and Rhegion (in Sicily) 432 Revolt of Potidaea; 'Megarian decree' (?) Spartan Assembly and Peloponnesian League declare war. 431 Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War