Decade · 339 BCE – 330 BCE
The world in the 330s BCE
From 339 BCE to 330 BCE the atlas holds 87 states standing at some time. 19 things began - Cyrenaica, Battle of Gaugamela and Battle of Issus among them - and 7 ended; 4 people were born and 11 died.
What began in the 330s BCE
By kind, the best known first.
States 4
- Cyrenaica · state · 331 – 92 BCE
- League of Corinth · state · 337 – 322 BCE
- Minyue · state · 334 – 110 BCE
- Ariarathid dynasty · state · 331 BCE
Wars and battles 15
- Battle of Gaugamela · battle · 331 BCE
- Battle of Issus · battle · 333 BCE
- Battle of Chaeronea · battle · 338 BCE
- Battle of the Granicus · battle · 334 BCE
- Siege of Tyre · battle · 332 BCE
- Wars of Alexander the Great · war · 336 – 323 BCE
- Battle of the Persian Gate · battle · 330 BCE
- Siege of Gaza · battle · 332 BCE
and 7 more in the atlas.
What ended in the 330s BCE
States 3
- Achaemenid Empire · state · 550 – 330 BCE
- Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt · state · 343 – 332 BCE
- Theban · state · 350 – 338 BCE
Wars and battles 4
- Latin War · war · 341 – 338 BCE
- Expansion of Macedonia under Philip II · war · 359 – 336 BCE
- Fourth Sacred War · war · 339 – 338 BCE
- Sacred Wars · war · 590 – 338 BCE
Born and died
Born 4
- Zeno of Citium · philosopher · 334 – 263 BCE
- Demetrius I Poliorcetes · politician · 336 – 283 BCE
- Eurydice II of Macedon · politician · 336 – 317 BCE
- Neoptolemus II of Epirus · monarch · 331 – 297 BCE
Died 11
- Philip II of Macedon · monarch · 383 – 336 BCE
- Darius III · monarch · 380 – 330 BCE
- Isocrates · writer · 436 – 338 BCE
- Artaxerxes III · ruler · 425 – 338 BCE
- Shang Yang · philosopher · 390 – 338 BCE
- Ephorus · writer · 400 – 330 BCE
- Amyntas IV · monarch · 365 – 336 BCE
- Alexander I of Epirus · military personnel · 362 – 331 BCE
- Memnon of Rhodes · military personnel · 380 – 333 BCE
- Philotas · military leader · 365 – 330 BCE
- Duke Xiao of Qin · ruler · 381 – 338 BCE
States of the 330s BCE
The states that stood at some time in the 330s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 339 BCE.
Europe16 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Quintus Publilius Philo, Roman consul since 339 BCE and Tiberius Aemilius Mamercinus, Roman consul since 339 BCE
- Roman Republic · 509 – 27 BCE · Quintus Publilius Philo, Roman consul since 339 BCE and Tiberius Aemilius Mamercinus, Roman consul since 339 BCE
- Macedonia · 808 – 167 BCE · Philip II of Macedon, king of Macedonia since 359 BCE
- Etruscan civilization · 750 – 265 BCE
- Scythians · 700 – 201 BCE · Ateas, King of the Scythians since 360 BCE
- Colchis · 1701 – 164 BCE
- Bosporan Kingdom · 437 BCE – 370 CE
and 8 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa25 states
- Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE
- Babylon · 1894 BCE – 1 CE
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Achaemenid Empire · 550 – 330 BCE
- Phoenicia · 2500 – 64 BCE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Cyrenaica · 331 – 92 BCE
and 17 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia13 states
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Yuezhi · 404 BCE – 42 CE
- Nanda Empire · 345 – 321 BCE · Mahapadma Nanda, emperor since 345 BCE
- Avanti · 701 – 301 BCE
- Malla · 601 – 301 BCE
- Surasena · 701 – 301 BCE
- Zhangzhung · 501 BCE – 625 CE
- Matsya · 701 – 301 BCE
and 5 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 · Duke Xiao of Qin, Chinese sovereign since 361 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 · Philip II of Macedon, king of Macedonia since 359 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, 359 BCE – 310 BCE: every state, war and life of the 330s BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 334 BCE: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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