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Year '''438 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Tribunate of Mamercinus, Iullus and Cincinnatus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 316 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 438 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. | Year '''438 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Tribunate of Mamercinus, Iullus and Cincinnatus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 316 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 438 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. | ||
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* The [[Ionic order|Ionic]] frieze on the north side of the [[Parthenon]], is created (finished in [[432 BC]]). Parts of this frieze are now preserved in museums in Europe, including the ''Horsemen'' (at the [[British Museum]], London), and the ''Marshals and Young Women'' (now at [[Louvre|Musée du Louvre]], Paris), which once formed part of the ''Procession'' on the frieze. | * The [[Ionic order|Ionic]] frieze on the north side of the [[Parthenon]], is created (finished in [[432 BC]]). Parts of this frieze are now preserved in museums in Europe, including the ''Horsemen'' (at the [[British Museum]], London), and the ''Marshals and Young Women'' (now at [[Louvre|Musée du Louvre]], Paris), which once formed part of the ''Procession'' on the frieze. | ||
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* [[Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus|Cincinnatus]], Roman politician, consul and dictator (b. [[519 BC]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Cincinnatus |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095612752?rskey=rE1UuS&result=5 |website=Oxford Reference |access-date=5 February 2022 |language=en }}</ref> | * [[Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus|Cincinnatus]], Roman politician, consul and dictator (b. [[519 BC]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Cincinnatus |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095612752?rskey=rE1UuS&result=5 |website=Oxford Reference |access-date=5 February 2022 |language=en }}</ref> | ||
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Year 438 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Mamercinus, Iullus and Cincinnatus (or, less frequently, year 316 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 438 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Greece
- The Parthenon on the Acropolis at Athens is completed by Ictinus and Callicrates and is consecrated after 9 years of construction. It is dedicated at the Panathenaea (a festival held in honour of Athena every four years on the Acropolis).
- The colossal statue of the Athena Parthenos, which Phidias has made for the Parthenon, is completed and dedicated. It is made of gold and ivory and stands some 12 metres high.
- Telephus, a play by the renowned playwright Euripides, is produced in Athens. This tragedy did not survive to modern times.
Italy
By topic
Literature
- The Greek playwright Euripides' play Alcestis is performed in the Dionysia, an Athenian dramatic festival.
Art
- Three seated Goddesses (possibly Hestia, Dione and Aphrodite), from the east pediment of the Parthenon, are made (finished in 432 BC). They are now kept at The British Museum in London.
- The Ionic frieze on the north side of the Parthenon, is created (finished in 432 BC). Parts of this frieze are now preserved in museums in Europe, including the Horsemen (at the British Museum, London), and the Marshals and Young Women (now at Musée du Louvre, Paris), which once formed part of the Procession on the frieze.
Deaths
- Cincinnatus, Roman politician, consul and dictator (b. 519 BC)[1]
References
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