Decade · 359 BCE – 350 BCE
The world in the 350s BCE
From 359 BCE to 350 BCE the atlas holds 89 states standing at some time. 6 things began - Social War, Third Sacred War and Battle of Crocus Field among them - and 3 ended; 17 people were born and 9 died, 2 of all these dated only to the decade.
What began in the 350s BCE
By kind, the best known first.
States 1
- Theban · state · 350 – 338 BCE
Wars and battles 5
- Social War · war · 357 – 355 BCE
- Third Sacred War · war · 356 – 346 BCE
- Battle of Crocus Field · battle · 353 BCE
- Expansion of Macedonia under Philip II · war · 359 – 336 BCE
- Battle of Guiling · battle · 354 BCE
What ended in the 350s BCE
Wars and battles 1
- Social War · war · 357 – 355 BCE
Born and died
Born 17
- Alexander the Great · monarch · 356 – 323 BCE
- Seleucus I Nicator · ruler · 358 – 281 BCE
- Pytheas · explorer · 359 – 289 BCE
- Philip III of Macedon · politician · 359 – 317 BCE
- Megasthenes · explorer · 351 – 291 BCE
- Cassander · ruler · 355 – 296 BCE
- Demetrius of Phalerum · philosopher · 350 – 283 BCE
- Hephaestion · military officer · 356 – 324 BCE
- Nearchus · explorer · 356 – 300 BCE
- Cleopatra of Macedon · politician · 351 – 308 BCE
- Leonnatus · military officer · 356 – 322 BCE
- Hieronymus of Cardia · writer · 354 – 250 BCE
- Peithon · person · 355 – 316 BCE
- Thessalonike of Macedon · politician · 352 – 295 BCE
- Zipoetes I of Bithynia · person · 354 – 278 BCE
- Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus · politician · 355 – 301 BCE
and 1 more in the atlas.
Died 9
- Artaxerxes II · ruler · 452 – 358 BCE
- Bardylis · monarch · 448 – 358 BCE
- Iphicrates · military personnel · 419 – 353 BCE
- Lucius Papirius Cursor · politician · 364 – 351 BCE
- Neoptolemus I of Epirus · military leader · 370 – 351 BCE
- Timotheus · military personnel · 411 – 354 BCE
- Lucius Furius Medullinus · politician · 445 – 351 BCE
- Lucius Cornelius Scipio · politician · 385 – 351 BCE
- Lucius Furius Camillus · politician · 409 – 351 BCE
States of the 350s BCE
The states that stood at some time in the 350s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 359 BCE.
Europe17 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Gnaeus Manlius Capitolinus Imperiosus, Roman consul since 359 BCE and Marcus Popillius Laenas, Roman consul since 359 BCE
- Roman Republic · 509 – 27 BCE · Gnaeus Manlius Capitolinus Imperiosus, Roman consul since 359 BCE and Marcus Popillius Laenas, Roman consul since 359 BCE
- Macedonia · 808 – 167 BCE · Philip II of Macedon, king of Macedonia since 359 BCE and Amyntas IV, king of Macedonia since 359 BCE
- Etruscan civilization · 750 – 265 BCE
- Scythians · 700 – 201 BCE · Ateas, King of the Scythians since 360 BCE
- Thebes · 366 – 351 BCE
- Colchis · 1701 – 164 BCE
and 9 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa23 states
- Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE · Teos of Egypt, pharaoh since 361 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
- Kingdom of Kush · 2180 BCE – 350 CE
and 15 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia16 states
- Magadha · 1201 – 345 BCE · Mahanandin, king since 367 BCE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Mahajanapadas · 600 – 345 BCE
- Yuezhi · 404 BCE – 42 CE
- Avanti · 701 – 301 BCE
- Shaishunaga dynasty · 413 – 345 BCE · Mahanandin, king since 367 BCE
- Malla · 601 – 301 BCE
- Surasena · 701 – 301 BCE
and 8 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia22 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 14 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania3 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Olmecs · 650 – 351 BCE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
Location unknown8 states
- Argead dynasty · 700 – 309 BCE · Philip II of Macedon, king of Macedonia since 359 BCE and Amyntas IV, 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, 379 BCE – 330 BCE: every state, war and life of the 350s BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 354 BCE: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.