Events 325 BC

1 events

1.1 place

1.1.1 europe
1.1.2 macedonian empire
1.1.3 sicily
1.1.4 china
1.1.5 americas


1.2 topic

1.2.1 art
1.2.2 philosophy

events
by place
europe

(around year) - pytheas made voyage of naval exploration northwestern europe, reaching britain , baltic sea, , mentioning thule farthest island north in atlantic.

macedonian empire

alexander great leaves india , nominates officer peithon, son of agenor, satrap of region around indus.
alexander great orders admiral, nearchus, sail hydaspes river in western india persian gulf , euphrates river babylon while alexander s army starts marching through gedrosia (baluchistan).
while returning persia, alexander s army runs malli clans (in modern day multan). ensuing battle severely weakens army. alexander sends of remaining army carmania (modern southern iran) general craterus, while leads rest of forces persia southern route through gedrosian desert (now part of southern iran , makran in southern pakistan).
by end of year, alexander s army reaches persepolis, while navy, under nearchus, reaches susa @ around same time.
the first known reference sugar cane appears in writings alexander great s admiral nearchus, writes of indian reeds produce honey, although there no bees .

sicily

agathocles, rich , ambitious citizen of syracuse, exiled attempting overthrow oligarchic party in city.

china

going against loyalty figurehead monarch of zhou dynasty, qin ruler, duke huiwen, takes on title of king huiwen, claiming royal title , sparking trend amongst other warring states rulers same.
king wuling ascends throne of zhao.

americas

la venta, olmec island city, believed abandoned time.

by topic
art

the fourth-century (late classical) period of sculpture ends in ancient greece , succeeded hellenistic period (approximate date).

philosophy

aristotle writes ta ethika on virtue , moral character (approximate date).