The world in 478 BC — what happened that year

6 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.

What happened

Pausanias leads an expedition to Cyprus with 20 Peloponnesian ships plus 30 Athenian and others, and subdues most of the island (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 1.94.2)
Returning from Cyprus, he forces Byzantium, held by the Medes, to surrender (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 1.94.2)

Aristides is entrusted with assessing the allies' contributions fairly city by city (Plutarch's Parallel Lives Plut. Aristides 24)
On Themistocles' advice, Athens hastily rebuilds its walls and completes them (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 1.93.1)
While Themistocles stalls in Sparta, waiting on the pretext of an embassy, the walls of Athens rise (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 1.91.1)
Athens appoints the "Treasurers of the Greeks" and sets the tribute at 460 talents; the common treasury and council are on Delos (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 1.96.2)