333 BC

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Events

Politics and World Affairs

Alexander's

  • Summer: Tactical success of the Persians in the Alexander campaign: the resolution of the Greek fleet to use them to a foray into the Aegean Sea, in which they occupy Chios and Lesbos. These conquests go but lost again in August after the death of standing in Persian services commander Memnon.
  • Alexander the Great Antigonus is a regent of Gordion and pulls himself with the army of the Taurus Mountains. Taking Cilicia and its capital Tarsus, where Alexander remains to October.
  • November - Alexander the Great conquers in the battle of Issus over the Persian king Darius III. (Mnemonic: "three three three, at Issus brawl ' !")
  • After the Battle of Issus, the troops of Alexander sat after the fleeing Persians; Damascus is taken where you captured huge riches. The mother, the wife and children of Darius got here in Macedonian captivity.
  • Founding of Alexandria (also: Alexandretta, and today İskenderun ) as the first Hellenistic cities founded in Asia.

Western Mediterranean

  • Taranto calls King Alexander I of Epirus to help, so that he stands by the city against Lucanians, breeding animals and the Samnites.
  • Publius Cornelius Rufinus is dictator of the Roman Republic.

Born

  • 333 BC: Zeno of Citium, Greek philosopher, founder of Stoicism († 264 BC)

Died

April 2014 List of centuries 2nd century BC 360s BC 340s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC (decade) 343 BC 337 BC 329 BC 323 BC Buddhist calendar Sexagenary cycle Olympiad Wars of Alexander the Great Gordium Albrecht Altdorfer The Battle of Alexander at Issus Epirus (ancient state) Lucani (ancient people) Bruttii Amyntas (son of Arrhabaeus)
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