350 BC

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Year of the Metal Sheep辛未( at the beginning of the year metal horse庚午)

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Western Mediterranean

  • Marcius Popillius Laenas and Lucius Cornelius Scipio are Roman Consuls.
  • In Syracuse arrives, while Dionysius II still dwells in exile, Nysaios to power.
  • Celtiberians found the place Arcobriga.

Persian Empire / Egypt

  • The Persian Achaemenid Empire under Artaxerxes III. starts a new war against Egypt. A first attack can be repelled by Pharaoh Nectanebo II, however.

Macedonia

  • Philip II develops the hoplite phalanx of the Macedonian phalanx of professional soldiers.
  • The Macedonians take a short campaign in Epirus and set Alexander I became the King.
  • Macedonia begins the Second Olynthian war against the federal government under the leadership of Olynthus Chalkidikischen.

Economy

  • 350 BC: The city of Carthage locks with their naval power the Strait of Gibraltar. Henceforth may only Punic ships from the Mediterranean into the Atlantic and go back valuable tin from England bring, the Azores and Madeira drive.

Science and Technology

  • 350 BC: Danish carpenters building a new seaworthy and fast ship type: the so-called Hjortspring Boat. Such made ​​of thin planks, lightweight, 19 -meter-long paddle boats offer about 25 man space.
  • 350 BC: In China, Shin Shen created a star catalog with 800 entries.

Born

Died

  • 350 BC: Archytas of Tarentum, Pythagorean philosopher and mathematician (c. 430 BC)
  • 350 BC: Artemisia II, sister and wife of Mausolus II
  • 350 BC: Pamphilus, Greek painter (c. 390 BC)
  • 350 BC: the " Tollund Man ", Germanic bog body (c. 390 BC)
April 2014 List of centuries 2nd century BC 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 340s BC 320s BC 360 BC 354 BC 346 BC 340 BC Buddhist calendar Sexagenary cycle Olympiad Dionysius II of Syracuse Arcos de Valdevez Philip II of Macedon Epirus (ancient state) Alexander I of Epirus Artemisia II of Caria Pamphilus (painter)
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