330 BC

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Year of the Metal Hare辛卯(at the beginning of Metal Tiger庚寅)

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Alexander's

  • January 20: Alexander the Great on his train overcomes the Persian gate, so it is now open the way into the heart of Persia.
  • January 30: the case of Persepolis, the ( unclear whether intentionally or not) is set on fire.
  • June - The Persian king Darius III. leaves Ecbatana before approaching Alexander and fled eastward.
  • July 17: assassination of the Persian king Darius III. (C. 380 BC) in Bactria by Bessus. Bessus declared himself as " Artaxerxes IV " as the successor of Darius. Alexander is now pursuing the murderer of Darius.
  • August: Alexander moves to the east over Hyrcania on the Caspian Sea, then turns toward the South in the province of Aria, where he defeated the local governor Satibarzanes and conquered the city and Artacanoa (now Herat ) neugründet as Alexandria.
  • Alexander the Great makes one of his army leaders, Parmenion, and his son Philotas murder for alleged conspiracy.
  • Atropates is satrap of Media, Mithrenes of Armenia - Alexander begins, next to Macedonians and Persians with the administration of his kingdom to instruct.

Europe

  • Construction of the stadium of Athens.
  • 330 BC: The Greek geographer Pytheas sailed around Britain and find amber on Helgoland.

Born

  • 330 BC: Menippos of Gadara, Greek philosopher and satirist († 260 BC)

Died

  • Ariobarzanes, satrap of Persis
  • Amyntas, the Macedonian commander
  • Darius III. , Persian Great King (c. 380 BC)
  • Ephorus of Kyme, Greek historian (c. 400 BC)
  • Kiddinu, Babylonian mathematician (c. 400 BC)
  • Nicanor, the Macedonian commander
  • Parmenion, Macedonian military leader (c. 400 BC)
  • Philotas, Macedonian commander
  • Satibarzanes, Persian satrap of Aria
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