阴水鸡年 (female Water-Rooster) −280 or −661 or −1433 — to — 阳木狗年 (male Wood-Dog) −279 or −660 or −1432
Year407 BC was a year of thepre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as theYear of the Tribunate of Medullinus, Vibulanus, Volusus and Ahala (or, less frequently,year 347Ab urbe condita). The denomination 407 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when theAnno Dominicalendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
TheSpartan admiralLysander refuses to be lured out ofEphesus to do battle withAlcibiades. However, while Alcibiades is away seeking supplies, theAthenian squadron is placed under the command ofAntiochus, his helmsman, who is routed by the Spartan fleet (with the help of thePersians underCyrus) in theBattle of Notium (or Ephesus).
The defeat gives the enemies of Alcibiades an excuse to strip him of his command. He never returns again to Athens. He sails north to land he owns in theThracian Chersonese. Except for a brief appearance atAegospotami, Alcibiades' involvement in thePeloponnesian War is over.
