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

Decades: 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC - 400s BC - 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC

Years: 408 BC 407 BC 406 BC 405 BC 404 BC - 403 BC - 402 BC 401 BC 400 BC 399 BC 398 BC

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Events

• China: the state of Jin was partitioned among three elite landholding families. Beginning of the Warring States Period.
• Greece: Athens restored to democracy and took the Ionic script to be its standard