General

• Births: Diogenes (411 BC)
• Entertainment: Aristophanes writes "The Trojan Women" (415 BC)
  Aristophanes writes "The Birds " (414 BC)
  Euripides writes "Iphigenia in Tauris" (414 BC)
• Deaths: Protagoras the Greek philosopher (415 BC), Nicias the Athenian statesman executed (413 BC)

Europe

• General: End of 30-year-truce between Athens and Sparta (415 BC)
  Athenians attack Sicily and Syracuse (415 BC)
  Athenian attack on Sicily fails - Athenians captured and Nicias executed (414-413 BC)
• Greece: Alcibiades accused of sacrilege and goes over to Spartans (415 BC)
  Coup in Athens as the 5000 take over, then power transferred to the people (411 BC)
  Alcibiates returns to Athens (411 BC)