473 BC

Year 473 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Mamercus and Iullus (or, less frequently, year 281 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 473 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

China

 * The State of Wu is annexed by the State of Yue.

Japan

 * The Hikawa Shrine is established in Saitama, Saitama.

Deaths

 * King Fuchai of Wu, the last king of Wu in Zhou Dynasty, China