338 BC
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Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC
Decades: 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC - 330s BC - 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC
343 BC 342 BC 341 BC 340 BC 339 BC - 338 BC - 337 BC 336 BC 335 BC 334 BC 333 BC
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Events
- August 2 - Battle of Chaeronea: Philip of Macedon defeats Athens and Thebes in the decisive battle for Greek independence
- King Arses of Persia ascends to the Persian throne.
- Archidamus III, king of Sparta, and the Tarentine army are defeated in the Battle of Manduria; the king is killed.
- Agis III succeeds his father Archidamus III as king of Sparta
- Battle of Trifanum: The Roman general T. Manlius Torquatus decisively defeats the Latins.
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Births
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Deaths
- Artaxerxes III, king of Persia (murdered)
- Archidamus III, king of Sparta (died in battle)
- Isocrates, Athenian orator
- Shang Yang, Chinese statesman of Qin (executed - torn apart by chariot)ca:338 aCes:338 adC
eo:-338 fr:-338 hr:338 p.n.e. it:338 AC lb:-338 nl:338 v. Chr. pl:338 p.n.e. pt:338 a.C. sl:338 pr. n. št. sr:338. пне. sv:338 f.Kr. uk:338 до Р.Х. zh:前338年
