415 BC

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Centuries:	6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC
Decades:	440s BC 430s BC 420s BC - 410s BC - 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC
Years:	418 BC 417 BC 416 BC - 415 BC - 414 BC 413 BC 412 BC

415 BC by topic
Politics
State leaders - Sovereign states
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**415 BC in other calendars**
Gregorian calendar	415 BC
Ab urbe condita	339
Armenian calendar	N/A
Bahá'í calendar	-2258 – -2257
Berber calendar	536
Buddhist calendar	130
Burmese calendar	-1052
Chinese calendar	2222/2282 ([[Sexagenary cycle\|]]年) — to — 2223/2283 ([[Sexagenary cycle\|]]年)
Coptic calendar	-698 – -697
Ethiopian calendar	-422 – -421
Hebrew calendar	3346 – 3347
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	-359 – -358
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2687 – 2688
Holocene calendar	9586
Iranian calendar	1036 BP – 1035 BP
Islamic calendar	1068 BH – 1067 BH
Japanese calendar
- Imperial Year	Kōki 246 (皇紀246年)
Julian calendar	-369
Korean calendar	1919
Thai solar calendar	129
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Events

Athenian orator and politician, Andocides is imprisoned on suspicion of having taken part in the mutilation of the sacred busts called "Hermae" shortly before the departure of Athens' military expedition to Sicily. These mutilations cause a general panic, and Andocides is induced to turn informer. Andocides' testimony is accepted, and those whom he implicates, including Alcibiades, are condemned to death. Andocides is sent into exile.
The Athenian expedition to Sicily sets sail under Nicias, Lamachus and Alcibiades. After his departure with the armada, Alcibiades is accused of profanity and is recalled to Athens to stand trial.
After learning that he has been condemned to death in absentia, Alcibiades defects to Sparta and Nicias is placed in charge of the Sicilian expedition. The Athenian forces land at Dascon near Syracuse but with little result. Hermocrates heads the Syracusan defence.
Alcibiades openly joins with the Spartans and persuades them to send Gylippus to assist Syracuse and to fortify Decelea in Attica. He also encourages Ionia to revolt against Athens. As a result, a Spartan fleet soon arrives to reinforce their allies in Syracuse and a stalemate ensues.