337 BC

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Year of the Wood Monkey甲申( at the beginning of the year, water - sheep癸未)

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Eastern Mediterranean

  • Corinthian covenant: all Greek cities (except Sparta ) recognize the Macedonian king Philip II as a hegemon. Macedonia guarantees the autonomy of the Grisons in the context of a general peace; to change the constitution of another state through violent intervention, is prohibited, as feuds or piracy. The highest body of the Federation is the Sanhedrin (the Council ), chaired by the Philip as hegemon. To secure the peace Macedonia puts crews to Thebes, Corinth and Chalcis; Athens must surrender the Chersonese to Macedonia. The war against Persia ( revenge for the destruction of Athens in 480 BC ) was decided.
  • Philip II of Macedon marries the very young Cleopatra, niece of his generals Attalus.

Western Mediterranean

  • The first time choosing a plebeian in the office of praetor in Rome.

Died

  • Ariobarzanes II, King of Chios
  • Shen Buhai, Chinese philosopher and politician (c. 385 BC)
  • After 337 BC: Dionysius II, tyrant of Syracuse (c. 396 BC)
  • After 337 BC: Timoleon, tyrant of Syracuse (c. 411 BC)
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