342 BC
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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 |
| Years: | 345 BC 344 BC 343 BC - 342 BC - 341 BC 340 BC 339 BC |
| 342 BC by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 342 BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 412 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -2185 – -2184 |
| Berber calendar | 609 |
| Buddhist calendar | 203 |
| Burmese calendar | -979 |
| Chinese calendar | 2295/2355 ([[Sexagenary cycle|]]年) — to —
2296/2356([[Sexagenary cycle|]]年) |
| Coptic calendar | -625 – -624 |
| Ethiopian calendar | -349 – -348 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3419 – 3420 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | -286 – -285 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2760 – 2761 |
| Holocene calendar | 9659 |
| Iranian calendar | 963 BP – 962 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 993 BH – 992 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 1992 |
| Thai solar calendar | 202 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Macedonia
- The Greek philosopher, Aristotle, is invited by Philip II to his capital at Pella to tutor his son, Alexander. As the leading intellectual figure in Greece, Aristotle is commissioned to prepare Alexander for his future role as a military leader.
- Philip begins a series of campaigns in Thrace with the aim of annexing it to be a province of Macedonia. When the Macedonian army approaches Thracian Chersonese (the Gallipoli Peninsula), an Athenian general named Diopeithes ravages this district of Thrace, thus inciting Philip's rage for operating too near one of his towns in the Chersonese. Philip demands his recall. In response, the Athenian Assembly is convened. Demosthenes convinces the Athenians not to recall Diopeithes.
[edit] Sicily
- The Corinthian general Timoleon spreads his rule over Sicily, removing a number of other tyrants and preparing Sicily for another threatened Carthaginian invasion.
[edit] Roman Republic
- The Battle of Mount Gaurus is fought between the Romans and the Samnites. The battle is a success for the Romans, who, it is said, are led by Marcus Valerius Corvus. Fought at the foot of Mount Gaurus, near Cumae, it is the most notable engagement of the First Samnite War.
[edit] China
- In the course of the Warring States Period, the army of the state of Qi defeats the army of the state of Wei in the Battle of Maling. This battle involves the military strategy of the general Sun Bin (descendent of Sun Tzu), and is the first battle in recorded history to give a reliable account of the handheld crossbow with trigger mechanism.
