438 BC


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 Macerinus, Iullus and Cincinnatus. 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

Literature

  • The Greek playwright Euripides' play Alcestis is performed in the Dionysia, an Athenian dramatic festival.

    Art

  • Three seated Goddesses, from the east pediment of the Parthenon, are made. They are now kept at The British Museum in London.
  • The Ionic frieze on the north side of the Parthenon, is created. Parts of this frieze are now preserved in museums in Europe, including the Horsemen, and the Marshals and Young Women, which once formed part of the Procession on the frieze.

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