331 BC

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Year of the Metal Tiger庚寅(at the beginning of Earth Buffalo己丑)

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Alexander's and area

  • Alexander the Great subjecting Syria, Egypt and Armenia.
  • January: Founding of Alexandria
  • Coronation of Alexander in Memphis as the successor of the Pharaohs.
  • March: train Alexander to Amun- Oracle of Siwa Oasis.
  • October 1: Alexander the Great destroyed at the Battle of Gaugamela, the Persian army. As a result, the Persian king Darius III must. Direction Ecbatana flee. His ally, the king of Armenia Vahe Haykazuni, does not fly off and falls into this battle. End of the year draws Alexander into Babylon.
  • Summer: You Spartans under Agis III. defeat the Macedonian generals Korrhagos and then lay siege to Megalopolis.
  • Autumn, Battle of Megalopolis: The Macedonians under Antipater beat down the uprising of the Spartans. Their king Agis III. killed in action; his successor, Eudamidas I. is again entirely dependent on Macedonia.
  • Alexander I, King of Epirus, dies in a battle against Lucanians and breeding animals at Pandosia near Cosenza killed; the city of Taranto, had beset him from the Italian tribes, called in to help.

Born

  • By 331 BC: Cleanthes, Greek philosopher of Stoicism ( † about 232 BC)

Died

  • 331 or 332 BC: Pnytagoras, king of the city-state of Salamis on Cyprus
  • October 1: Vahe, King of Armenia (c. 351 BC)
  • Alexander I, King of Epirus (c. 370 BC )
  • 331 or 330 BC: Agis III, King of Sparta (c. 400 BC).
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