Events 350 BC




1 events

1.1 place

1.1.1 persian empire
1.1.2 greece
1.1.3 roman republic
1.1.4 america


1.2 topic

1.2.1 science
1.2.2 art







events
by place
persian empire

sidon, centre of revolt against persia, seeks sister city of tyre , egypt gets little.
idrieus, second son of hecatomnus, succeeds throne of caria on death of artemisia ii, widow of elder brother mausolus. shortly after accession, @ request of persian king, artaxerxes iii, idrieus equips fleet of 40 triremes , assembles army of 8,000 mercenary troops , despatches them against cyprus, under command of athenian general phocion.

greece

alexander becomes king of epirus after brother-in-law philip ii of macedarymbas.
philip ii has abdera in thrace sacked.

roman republic

the gauls, once more threatening rome, decisively beaten army comprising rome , allies.

america

the maya civilization in mesoamerica begins (approximate date).

by topic
science

aristotle argues spherical earth using lunar eclipses , other observations. discusses logical reasoning in organon.
plato proposes geocentric model of universe stars rotating on fixed celestial sphere.

art

praxiteles makes aphrodite of knidos (approximate date). composite of 2 similar roman copies after original marble kept @ musei vaticani, museo pio clementino, gabinetto delle maschere in rome.
the building of mausoleum in halikarnassos (modern bodrum in turkey) completed (approximate date). grave of persian satrap , carian ruler mausolos , built under direction of wife artemisia. mausoleum, considered 1 of 7 wonders of ancient world, today partly preserved @ british museum in london.
the corinthian capital made in tholos @ epidaurus. preserved @ archaeological museum in epidaurus, greece (approximate date).






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