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Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC - 330s BC - 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC Years: 339 BC 338 BC 337 BC 336 BC 335 BC 334 BC 333 BC 332 BC 331 BC 330 BC 330s BC - Events and trends. Alexander the Great leads the army of Macedon in a successful campaign to conquer the Persian Empire. Pytheas of Massilia describes the Polar ice, aurora and midnight sun, but is mocked and disbelieved ...

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Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC - 340s BC - 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC Years: 345 BC 344 BC 343 BC 342 BC 341 BC - 340 BC - 339 BC 338 BC 337 BC 336 BC 335 BC 340 BC - Events. Battle of the Crimissus - Timoleon defeats the Carthaginian invaders of Sicily Rhodes falls to Persian forces The Latin War began when Rome's Latin allies and colonies, joined by the Campanians, attempted to overthrow Roman rule 340 BC - Births. ...

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Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC - 330s BC - 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC Years: 344 BC 343 BC 342 BC 341 BC 340 BC - 339 BC - 338 BC 337 BC 336 BC 335 BC 334 BC 339 BC - Events. Battle of Vesuvius: Romans under Publius Decius Mus was almost overwhelmed by the Latin League, his colleague Manlius and most of their army was saved, however, by Decius's bravery and sacrifice in his forlorn hope charge against the Latins, the result was a drawn battle. Including:

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Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 390s BC - 380s BC - 370s BC - 360s BC - 350s BC - 340s BC - 330s BC - 320s BC - 310s BC - 300s BC - 290s BC 348 BC 347 BC 346 BC 345 BC 344 BC 343 BC 342 BC 341 BC 340 BC 339 BC 338 BC 343 BC - Events. Egypt is invaded by Artaxerxes III. Her king, Nectanebo II, gathers his belongings and flees up the Nile to exile in Nubia. His departure marks the end of the 30th Dynasty, the last native house to rule Egypt ...

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Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC - 340s BC - 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 349 BC 348 BC 347 BC 346 BC 345 BC - 344 BC - 343 BC 342 BC 341 BC 340 BC 339 BC 344 BC - Events. Aristotle, a student of Plato, investigates natural history (especially marine biology) on the island of Lesbos. Eastern Anatolia separates from Persia. Dionysius, Tyrant of Syracuse, goes into ...

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Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC - 320s BC - 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 328 BC 327 BC 326 BC 325 BC 324 BC - 323 BC - 322 BC 321 BC 320 BC 319 BC 318 BC 323 BC - Events. On his way from Ecbatana to Babylon, Alexander the Great fights and crushes the Cossaeans June 10 - Alexander the Great dies in Babylon. After a dispute with the infantry led by Meleager, the cavalry ge ...

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Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC Years: 292 BC 291 BC 290 BC 289 BC 288 BC - 287 BC - 286 BC 285 BC 284 BC 283 BC 282 BC Births Archimedes of Syracuse, mathematician and scientist Deaths Events Roman Plebs achieve equality with Patricians, end ...

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Scythia was an area in Eurasia inhabited in ancient times by a group of Iranian people speaking Indo-Iranian languages, known as the Scythians. The location and extent of Scythia varied over time, from the Altai region where Mongolia, China, Russia, and Kazakhstan come together, across South of Ukraine to the lower Danube river area, Bulgaria and Georgia. The Saka were Asian Scythians and were known as Sai (Character: ...

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