Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC

Decades: 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC - 430s BC - 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC

Years: 440 BC 439 BC 438 BC 437 BC 436 BC - 435 BC - 434 BC 433 BC 432 BC 431 BC 430 BC

Births

• Philoxenus of Cythera, Greek dithyrambic poet (+ 380 BC).

Deaths

Events

• The Statue of Zeus at Olympia by Phidias, one of the seven wonders of the world, is completed.