* In 406 BC, after years of defeats in the wake of the annihilation of their vast invasion force in Sicily, the Athenians at last won a naval victory at Arginusae over the Spartans.

The temple may have been burnt down in 406 / 405 BC as Xenophon mentions that the old temple of Athena was set on fire.

Euripides () ( c. 480 – 406 BC ) was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles.

He became a recluse, making a home for himself in a cave on Salamis ( The Cave of Euripides ), " where he built an impressive library and pursued daily communion with the sea and sky ", eventually retiring to the " rustic court " of King Archelaus in Macedonia, there dying in 406 BC.

Faction triumphed in Athens following a minor Spartan victory by their skillful general Lysander at the naval battle of Notium in 406 BC.

* 406 BC: Athens defeats Sparta in the Battle of Arginusae and the blockade of Conon is lifted.

* 406 BC: Sparta sues for peace, but Athens rejects this.

* 406 BC: The Carthaginians once again invade Sicily and return to Carthage with spoils of war, but also with the plague.

* Sophocles of Athens, playwright ( 496 – 406 BC )

* Euripides of Athens, playwright ( c. 480 – 406 BC )

* c. 469 BC — birth of Aspasia of Miletus, mistress of Pericles of Athens ( d. c. 406 BC )

Although the city remained neutral in the conflict between Athens and Syracuse, its democracy was overthrown when the city was sacked by the Carthaginians in 406 BC.

Although it was apparently used, it appears never to have been completed ; construction was abandoned after the Carthaginian invasion of 406 BC.

Temples dedicated to Hephaestus, Heracles and Asclepius were also constructed in the sacred area, which includes a sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone ( formerly known as the Temple of Castor and Pollux ); the marks of the fires set by the Carthaginians in 406 BC can still be seen on the sanctuary's stones.

* 469 BC – Aspasia of Miletus, mistress of Pericles of Athens ( approximate date ) ( d. c. 406 BC )

* Hannibal Mago, King of Carthage, r. 440 – 406 BC

During this time Lysander managed to engage the Athenian fleet and they were routed by the Spartan fleet ( with the help of the Persians under Cyrus ) at the Battle of Notium in 406 BC.

In 406 BC, Callicratidas assembled a fleet and sailed to Methymna, Lesbos, which he then besieged.

* The Antigone, one of the three extant Theban plays by Sophocles ( 497 BC – 406 BC )-The most famous adaptation

480 – 406 BC ) which is now lost except for some fragments

* Sophocles, Athenian dramatist and statesman ( d. 406 BC )

Year 406 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar.

There was good reason for this as the western empire was effectively overstretched due to the massive invasion of Alans, Suevi and Vandals who although they had been repulsed from Italy in 406, moved into Gaul on 31 December 406, and arrived in Hispania in 409.

Fullback Kelvin Bryant also was a big contributor, rushing for 406 yards, and catching 43 passes for 490 yards during the 1987 season.

Williams was the last player in Major League Baseball to bat over. 400 in a single season (. 406 in 1941 ).

His career year was 1941, when he hit. 406 with 37 HR, 120 RBI, and 135 runs scored.

By the All-Star break, Williams was hitting. 406 with 62 RBIs and 16 home runs.

The. 406 batting average was Williams ' first of six batting championships, is still the highest single-season batting average in Red Sox history and the highest batting average in the major leagues since 1924, and the last time any major league player has hit over. 400 for a season.

Year 406 ( CDVI ) was a common year starting on Monday ( link will display the full calendar ) of the Julian calendar.

With the support of Sigismund, Stibor become one of the most influential men in late medieval Europe, holding titles as Duke of Transylvania and owning about 25 % of Slovakia of today including 31 castles of which 15 were situated around the 406 km long Váh river with surrounding land that was given to him by Sigismund.

He was a son of King Godigisel, the Vandal king when his people breached the Rhine River frontier of the Empire on the last day of 406.

In the county, the population was spread out with 21. 83 % of the population under the age of 18, 3. 82 % ( 5, 155 people ) ages 18 and 19, 7. 50 % ( 10, 113 people ) ages 20-24, 10. 37 % ( 13, 985 people ) ages 25-34, 18. 83 % ( 25, 406 people ) ages 35-49, 21. 07 % ( 28, 419 people ) ages 50-64, and 16. 59 % ( 22, 381 people ) over the age of 65.

During 1998 the 406 apparently lacked sufficient horsepower to compete with the front runners ' Nissan Primeras and Honda Accords ; this was mentioned during a particularly strong showing from Harvey's 406 at the Oulton Park BTCC meeting of 1998, when motorsport commentator Charlie Cox stated " some people say ( the 406 ) is down on power – you're kidding ".

Unfortunately the 406 coupe was at the end of its product life-cycle and was not competitive, despite some promise towards the end of the year, notably when Peugeot's Steve Soper led a race only to suffer engine failure in the last few laps.

The following week, the film was expanded to a further twenty-two theaters where it grossed $ 302, 406.

* 406 Callicratides, Spartan naval leader, loses Battle of Arginusae over blockade of Mitylene harbor, Sparta sues for peace, rejected by Cleophon

The Battle of Notium ( or Ephesus ) in 406 BC, was a Spartan naval victory in the Peloponnesian War.

When the Spartan commander Kallikratidas besieged Methymna in 406, the city stayed loyal to its Athenian garrison and held out until it was betrayed by several traitors.

On three separate occasions, he inspired the citizens of Athens to reject the Spartans ' attempts to make peace ; once after the Athenian victory at Cyzicus ( 410 BC ), again after the Athenian victory at Arginusae ( 406 BC ), and once again after the decisive Spartan naval victory at Aegospotami ( 405 BC ).

Conon had been sent out following the recall of Alcibiades in 406 BC, and pursued the Peloponnesian fleet under Lysander to the Hellespont.

The 406 was notably successful in the United Kingdom having broken into the key UK fleet sales market, with a high percentage of units becoming company cars and taxis.