330 BC Chr.
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Alexander the Great conquers Persepolis , which burns down in the process. | |
330 BC Chr. In other calendars | |
Buddhist calendar | 214/215 (southern Buddhism); 213/214 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
Chinese calendar | 39th (40th) cycle , year of the metal rabbit辛卯 ( at the beginning of the year metal tiger 庚寅) |
Greek calendar | 2nd / 3rd Year of the 112th Olympiad |
Jewish calendar | 3431/32 |
Roman calendar | from urbe condita CDXXIV (424) |
Events
Alexander train
- January 20 : Alexander the Great overcomes the Persian Gate on his train , so that the way to the heartland of Persia is now open to him.
- January 30th : Case of Persepolis set on fire (unclear whether it was intentional or not).
- June: The Persian King Dareios III. leaves Ekbatana before the advancing Alexander and flees eastward.
- July 17th : Assassination of the Persian King Dareios III. (* around 380 BC ) in Bactria by Bessus . Bessos declares himself as "Artaxerxes IV." To the successor of Darius. Alexander is now pursuing the murderers of Darius.
- August: Alexander moves east over Hyrcania on the Caspian Sea , but then turns south into the province of Aria , where he defeats the local governor Satibarzanes and conquers the city of Artacanoa and re-established it as Alexandreia (now Herat ).
- Alexander the Great has one of his military leaders, Parmenion , and his son Philotas murdered for alleged conspiracies.
- Atropates becomes the satrap of the media , Mithrenes of Armenia - with this Alexander begins to entrust not only Macedonians but also Persians with the administration of his kingdom.
Europe
- Construction of the Athens Stadium
- around 330 BC BC: The Greek geographer Pytheas sailed around Britain and found amber on Heligoland .
Born
- around 330 BC Chr .: Menippos of Gadara , Greek philosopher and satirist († around 260 BC )
Died
- Ariobarzanes , satrap of Persis
- Amyntas , Macedonian general
- Dareios III. , Persian great king (* around 380 BC )
- Ephoros von Kyme , Greek historiographer (* around 400 BC )
- Kidinnu , Chaldean astronomer and mathematician (* around 400 BC )
- Nikanor , Macedonian general
- Parmenion , Macedonian general (* around 400 BC )
- Philotas , Macedonian general
- Satibarzanes , Persian satrap from Aria
- around 330 BC Chr .: Arete of Cyrene , Greek philosopher (* around 400 BC )
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