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Year492 BC was a year of thepre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as theYear of the Consulship of Macerinus and Augurinus (or, less frequently,year 262Ab urbe condita). The denomination 492 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.
The first expedition of KingDarius I ofPersia againstGreece commences under the leadership of his son-in-law and general,Mardonius. Darius sends Mardonius to succeed hissatrap (governor) inIonia,Artaphernes, with a special commission to attackAthens andEretria.
The Persians under Mardonius subdue and captureThrace andMacedonia.
Mardonius loses some 300 ships in a storm offMount Athos, which forces him to abandon his plans to attack Athens and Eretria.
WhenCamarina, a Syracusan colony, rebels,Hippocrates, thetyrant ofGela, intervenes to wage war againstSyracuse. After defeating the Syracusan army at theHeloros River, he besieges the city. However, he is persuaded by the intervention of forces from the Greek mainland city ofCorinth to retreat in exchange for the possession of Camarina.
