Decade · 399 BCE – 390 BCE
The world in the 390s BCE
From 399 BCE to 390 BCE the atlas holds 89 states standing at some time. 13 things began - Corinthian War, Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt and Battle of Cnidus among them - and 3 ended; 5 people were born and 4 died.
What began in the 390s BCE
By kind, the best known first.
States 1
- Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt · state · 398 – 378 BCE
Wars and battles 12
- Corinthian War · war · 395 – 387 BCE
- Battle of Cnidus · battle · 394 BCE
- Battle of Coronea · battle · 394 BCE
- Battle of Lechaeum · battle · 391 BCE
- Battle of Nemea · battle · 394 BCE
- Battle of Haliartus · battle · 395 BCE
- Siege of Motya · battle · 398 BCE
- Battle of Catana · battle · 397 BCE
and 4 more in the atlas.
What ended in the 390s BCE
States 1
- Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt · state · 404 – 399 BCE
Wars and battles 2
- Ten Thousand · battle · 401 – 399 BCE
- Battle of Veii · battle · 406 – 396 BCE
Born and died
Born 5
- Shang Yang · philosopher · 390 – 338 BCE
- Aeschines · philosopher · 390 – 322 BCE
- Antipater · person · 397 – 319 BCE
- Polyperchon · military officer · 394 – 303 BCE
- Bas of Bithynia · person · 397 – 326 BCE
Died 4
- Socrates · philosopher · 470 – 399 BCE
- Mozi · engineer · 470 – 391 BCE
- Agis II · ruler · 470 – 398 BCE
- Tissaphernes · politician · 445 – 395 BCE
States of the 390s BCE
The states that stood at some time in the 390s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 399 BCE.
Europe15 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE
- Roman Republic · 509 – 27 BCE
- Macedonia · 808 – 167 BCE
- Etruscan civilization · 750 – 265 BCE
- Scythians · 700 – 201 BCE
- Colchis · 1701 – 164 BCE
- Bosporan Kingdom · 437 BCE – 370 CE
and 7 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa24 states
- Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE · Amyrtaeus, pharaoh since 404 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 16 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia15 states
- Magadha · 1201 – 345 BCE · Shishunaga, king since 413 BCE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Mahajanapadas · 600 – 345 BCE
- Yuezhi · 404 BCE – 42 CE
- Avanti · 701 – 301 BCE
- Shaishunaga dynasty · 413 – 345 BCE · Shishunaga, king since 413 BCE
- Malla · 601 – 301 BCE
- Surasena · 701 – 301 BCE
and 7 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia23 states
- Zhou dynasty · 1101 – 256 BCE · King An of Zhou, Chinese king since 402 BCE
- Warring States period · 476 – 221 BCE · King An of Zhou, Chinese king since 402 BCE
- Old Chosŏn · 2333 – 108 BCE
- Chu (state) · 722 – 223 BCE
- Qin · 905 – 221 BCE
- Yan (state) · 750 – 223 BCE
- Qi (state) · 1045 – 221 BCE
- Lu · 1101 – 249 BCE
and 15 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 unknown9 states
- Argead dynasty · 700 – 309 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
- Xǔ · 1064 – 375 BCE
and 1 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 419 BCE – 370 BCE: every state, war and life of the 390s BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 394 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.