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Philip conquers the Thracians, Pæonians, and Illyrians. 350 Darius Ochus subdues Egypt. 347 Philip of Macedon takes Olynthus.

End of the Sacred War.

Dionysius restored at Syracuse, after an exile of ten years. 346 Philip admitted a Member of the Amphictyonic Council. 342 Syracuse taken by Timoleon, and Dionysius the Tyrant finally banished. The war between the Romans and Samnites, which led to the conquest of all Italy. 340 CXth Olympiad.

The Carthaginians defeated near Agrigentum.

P. Decius devotes himself to his country. 338 Battle of Cheronæa gained by Philip over the Athenians and Thebans. Philip chosen Generalissimo of the Greeks. 336 Philip murdered by Pausanias.

Alexander the Great King of Macedon.

Alexander the Great destroys Thebes. 335 Darius III. (Codomanus) King of Persia..

Alexander chosen Generalissimo by the States of Greece. 334 Alexander defeats the Persians on the banks of the Granicus. 333 The Persians defeated by Alexander at Issus. 332 Alexander conquers Egypt and takes Tyre. 331 Darius defeated by Alexander at Arbela. 330 Darius Codomanus killed.-End of the Persian empire. -

Alexander takes possession of Susa, and sets fire to the palace of Persepolis. 328 The voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates. 327 Alexander passes into India, defeats Porus, founds several cities, penetrates to the Ganges. 325 Papirius Cursor, Dictator at Rome, triumphs over the Samnites. 323 Alexander the Great dies at Babylon at the age of thirty-three. 321 The Samnites make the Roman army pass under the yoke at Caudium. 320 Ptolemy carries 100,000 Jews captives into Egypt. 317 Agathocles Tyrant of Syracuse. 312 Era of the Seleucidæ. 311 Cassander, Lysimachus, and Ptolemy, conclude a peace with Antigonus. 304 Demetrius besieges Rhodes. 303 Demetrius restores the Greek Cities to their liberty. 301 Battle of Ipsus in Phrygia, in which Antigonus is defeated and slain. B. C. * 301 Fabius Maximus and Valerius Corvus Dictators. 300 Seleucus founds Antioch, Edessa, and Laodicea. - CXXth Olympiad. 299 Athens taken by Demetrius Poliorcetes. 294 Seleucus resigns his wife Stratonice to his son Antiochus. 286 Law of Hortensius, by which the decrees of the people were allowed the same force as those of the Senate. 285 The astronomical era of Dionysius of Alexandria. 284 Ptolemy Philadelphus King of Egypt. 283 The Library of Alexandria founded. 280 Commencement of the Achæan league. -- Pyrrhus invades Italy.