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441 BCE

Zhou Ai Wang becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China but dies before the year's end, to be succeeded by Zhou Si Wang. The Greek playwright Sophocles writes Antigone. The Greek playwright, Euripides, wins his first victory in a dramatic festival.

Conflict & Security

  • The Greek playwright Sophocles writes Antigone.source

Culture & Society

  • The Greek playwright, Euripides, wins his first victory in a dramatic festival.source

Deaths

  • King Si of Zhou, 30th king of the Zhou dynasty of Chinasource
  • King Ai of Zhou, 29th king of the Zhou dynasty of Chinasource
  • Zhou Ai Wang becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China but dies before the year's end, to be succeeded by Zhou Si Wang.source
  • King Zhending of Zhou, 28th king of the Zhou dynasty of Chinasource