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Global territorial situation 400 BC Chr.

The eastern hemisphere at the beginning of the 4th century BC Chr.

The Eastern Hemisphere towards the end of the 4th century BC (323 BC). Chr.

The 4th century BC Chr. Began on January 1, v 400th Chr. And ending December 31, v three hundred and first Chr.

Events and developments

Western Mediterranean

• 396 BC BC : Destruction of the Etruscan capital Veji by the Roman dictator Marcus Furius Camillus
• 387 BC BC : The Celts , under the leadership of Brennus , conquer Rome .
• 367 BC BC : Leges Liciniae Sextiae : Plebeians gain political influence in Rome and provide one of the two consuls in the future .
• The Samnite Wars (from 343 BC to 290 BC) lead to an increase in power for Rome in central Italy.

Eastern Mediterranean and Western Asia

• 395 BC BC - 387 BC BC : The Corinthian War ends with the peace of the king .
• 387 BC BC : Plato founds his academy (philosophy school) in Athens .
• 371 BC BC : Thebes wins against Sparta and wins the supremacy in Greece .
• 360 BC BC : Nectanebos II takes over the office as the last pharaoh of Egyptian descent .

Philip II

• 359 BC BC : Philip II becomes king of Macedonia .
• 356 BC BC : Herostratos burns the temple of Artemis in Ephesus .
• 338 BC BC : Macedonia defeats the alliance of Athens and Thebes in the battle of Chaeronea .
• 337 BC BC : Corinthian League : all Greek cities (except Sparta) recognize the Macedonian King Philip II as a hegemon . The war against Persia (vengeance for the destruction of Athens in 480 BC) is decided.

Alexander the Great. Hellenistic, 2nd to 1st century BC BC, Greek marble.

• 336 BC BC : Alexander the great becomes king of Macedonia after the assassination of Philip.
• 335 BC BC : Aristotle founds his school, the Lykeion , in Athens .
• 335 BC Chr .: Dareios III. becomes great king of Persia .
• 335 BC BC: The Thracians are subjugated by Alexander the Great.
• 334 BC BC : Alexander the Great begins the Persian campaign with 5,000 horsemen and 30,000 foot soldiers. Victory on Granikos and breaking of the Gordian knot .
• 333 BC BC : Alexander the Great wins over the Persian King Dareios III. in the battle of Issus ("333 at Issus brawl").
• 331 BC BC : Alexander the great founds Alexandria , coronation of Alexander in Memphis as the successor of the pharaohs .
• 323 BC BC : Alexander dies in Babylon without heirs, the Diadoch Wars begin.
• 301 BC BC : After the battle of Ipsos , the division of the Alexander Empire is final.

Asia

• 360 BC BC : Construction of the Chang-Jiang Canal in China. The Eastern Zhou Dynasty rules the Empire of China during the Warring States Period .
• around 320 BC BC: Foundation of the Maurya Empire in India

America

• around 400 BC BC : eruption of the Popocatépetl in Mexico
• around 400 BC BC : eruption of the Xitle in Mexico
• around 300 BC BC : Teotihuacán appears in the highlands of Mexico for the first time as a political power alongside Cuicuilc and Tlatilco .

Personalities

Born

• 396 BC BC : Xenocrates , Greek philosopher († 314 BC)
• 384 BC BC : Aristotle , Greek philosopher († 322 BC)
• 356 BC Chr .: Alexander the Great , Macedonian king and general († 323 BC)
• around 341 BC BC : Epicurus , Greek philosopher († about 270 BC)
• around 325 BC BC : Zenodotos , Greek philologist and first head of the library of Alexandria († 260 BC ).
• 305 BC Chr .: Callimachos of Cyrene , Greek philologist and librarian († 240 BC ).

Died

• 399 BC BC : Socrates , Greek philosopher (* 469 BC ).
• 395 BC Chr . : Lysander , Spartan statesman and general.
• around 385 BC BC : Aristophanes , Greek satirist and comedy poet (* around 445 BC ).
• 380 BC BC : Philoxenus of Kythera , Greek dithyramb poet (* around 435 BC ).
• 354 BC Chr . : Xenophon , Greek writer and historian (* around 428 BC ).
• 347 BC BC : Plato , Greek philosopher (* around 427 BC ).
• 336 BC BC : Philip II , King of Macedonia, is murdered.
• 330 BC Chr . : Dareios III. , Persian king, is murdered.
• 323 BC Chr .: Alexander the great dies in Babylon of a febrile illness (* 356 BC ).
• 322 BC BC : Aristotle , Greek philosopher (* 384 BC ).

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