Decade · 329 BCE – 320 BCE
The world in the 320s BCE
From 329 BCE to 320 BCE the atlas holds 88 states standing at some time. 22 things began - Maurya Empire, Caesarean section and Peloponnesian War among them - and 9 ended; 11 people were born and 19 died, 2 of all these dated only to the decade.
Its years
The years of the decade with a page of their own: ten or more things dated to the year.
What began in the 320s BCE
By kind, the best known first.
States 6
- Maurya Empire · state · 322 – 185 BCE
- Peloponnesian War · state · 323 – 257 BCE
- Atropatene · state · 323 BCE – 226 CE
- Lysimachus · state · 323 – 282 BCE
- Laomedon of Mytilene · state · 323 – 319 BCE
- Kingdom of Cappadocia · state · 321 BCE – 17 CE
Wars and battles 13
- Battle of the Hydaspes · battle · 326 BCE
- Lamian War · war · 323 – 322 BCE
- Wars of the Diadochi · war · 322 – 275 BCE
- Battle of the Caudine Forks · battle · 321 BCE
- Indian campaign of Alexander the Great · battle · 327 – 325 BCE
- Siege of the Sogdian Rock · battle · 327 BCE
- Battle of Jaxartes · battle · 329 BCE
- Battle of Crannon · battle · 322 BCE
and 5 more in the atlas.
Treaties 2
- Partition of Babylon · treaty · 323 BCE
- Partition of Triparadisus · treaty · 321 BCE
Works and ideas 1
- Caesarean section · discovery · 320 BCE
What ended in the 320s BCE
States 3
- League of Corinth · state · 337 – 322 BCE
- Nanda Empire · state · 345 – 321 BCE
- Pauravas · state · 890 – 322 BCE
Wars and battles 6
- Lamian War · war · 323 – 322 BCE
- Wars of Alexander the Great · war · 336 – 323 BCE
- Indian campaign of Alexander the Great · battle · 327 – 325 BCE
- Mallian campaign · battle · 326 – 325 BCE
- Achaemenid conquest of the Indus Valley · battle · 535 – 323 BCE
- First War of the Diadochi · war · 322 – 320 BCE
Born and died
Born 11
- Pharnavaz I · politician · 326 – 234 BCE
- Alexander IV of Macedon · ruler · 323 – 309 BCE
- Bindusara · ruler · 320 – 273 BCE
- Antiochus I Soter · ruler · 323 – 262 BCE
- Magas of Cyrene · person · 321 – 250 BCE
- King Zhaoxiang of Qin · monarch · 325 – 251 BCE
- Lucius Caecilius Metellus Denter · politician · 320 – 283 BCE
- King Wu of Qin · ruler · 329 – 307 BCE
- Publius Cornelius Dolabella · politician · 325 – 282 BCE
- Publius Cornelius Rufinus · politician · 320 – 301 BCE
- Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges · politician · 320 – 265 BCE
Died 19
- Aristotle · philosopher · 384 – 322 BCE
- Alexander the Great · monarch · 356 – 323 BCE
- Diogenes of Sinope · philosopher · 403 – 323 BCE
- Demosthenes · politician · 384 – 322 BCE
- Aeschines · philosopher · 390 – 322 BCE
- Perdiccas · politician · 365 – 321 BCE
- Hephaestion · military officer · 356 – 324 BCE
- Parmenion · military leader · 400 – 329 BCE
- Callisthenes · writer · 360 – 327 BCE
- Craterus · military leader · 370 – 321 BCE
- Theopompus · politician · 378 – 320 BCE
- Atropates · politician · 370 – 321 BCE
- Stateira · politician · 346 – 323 BCE
- Cleitus the Black · military officer · 375 – 328 BCE
- Leonnatus · military officer · 356 – 322 BCE
- Spitamenes · military leader · 370 – 328 BCE
and 3 more in the atlas.
States of the 320s BCE
The states that stood at some time in the 320s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 329 BCE.
Europe15 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE · Alexander the Great, tyrant since 336 BCE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Gaius Plautius Decianus, Roman consul since 329 BCE
- Roman Republic · 509 – 27 BCE · Gaius Plautius Decianus, Roman consul since 329 BCE
- Macedonia · 808 – 167 BCE · Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia since 336 BCE
- Etruscan civilization · 750 – 265 BCE
- Scythians · 700 – 201 BCE
- Peloponnesian War · 323 – 257 BCE
- Colchis · 1701 – 164 BCE
and 7 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa26 states
- Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE · Alexander the Great, pharaoh since 330 BCE
- Babylon · 1894 BCE – 1 CE
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Phoenicia · 2500 – 64 BCE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Cyrenaica · 331 – 92 BCE
- Kingdom of Kush · 2180 BCE – 350 CE
and 18 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia14 states
- Maurya Empire · 322 – 185 BCE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Yuezhi · 404 BCE – 42 CE
- Nanda Empire · 345 – 321 BCE · Mahapadma Nanda, emperor since 345 BCE and Dhana Nanda, emperor since 329 BCE
- Avanti · 701 – 301 BCE
- Malla · 601 – 301 BCE
- Surasena · 701 – 301 BCE
- Zhangzhung · 501 BCE – 625 CE
and 6 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia23 states
- Zhou dynasty · 1101 – 256 BCE · King Xian of Zhou, Chinese king since 368 BCE
- Warring States period · 476 – 221 BCE · King Xian of Zhou, Chinese king since 368 BCE
- Zhongshan · 366 – 292 BCE
- Old Chosŏn · 2333 – 108 BCE
- Chu (state) · 722 – 223 BCE
- Qin · 905 – 221 BCE · King Huiwen of Qin, Chinese sovereign since 338 BCE
- Yan (state) · 750 – 223 BCE
- Qi (state) · 1045 – 221 BCE
and 15 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania2 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
Location unknown8 states
- Argead dynasty · 700 – 309 BCE · Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia since 336 BCE
- Chedi kingdom · 601 – 301 BCE
- Qedarites · 801 – 201 BCE
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Dao · 1001 – 222 BCE
- Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
- Eastern Zhou (state) · 770 – 249 BCE
- Ruo · 1046 – 256 BCE
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 349 BCE – 300 BCE: every state, war and life of the 320s BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 324 BCE: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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