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300 Philip, the father of Alexander the Great, began hisreign over .\Jacedonia, and ruled 06 years.
Ocluis succeeds his fat It t Artaxerxes Miitroon inthe kingdom of Persia, and reigned 03 years.
359 Dion and his adherents forced to tiy from Syracuse.
A terrible earthquake at Rome.
358 Asia Minor, Syria, Phenice, and several other pro-vinces, revolt from the Persian monarch, throughtheir hatred to his cruelty.
Demosthenes flourished.
'Phe single combat of Manlius Torquatus and Callus.357 Servilius Ahala, the Roman dictator, drives the Gaulsfrom the neighbourhood of Rome.
Fabius, the Roman consul, overthrows the Ilerniciin a general battle.
356 The several states of Chios, Rhodes, Ry/.antium, andChos, revolting from the Athenians, begin theSocial war.
Birth of Alexander the Great at Pella.
* The Tybartes come in the dead of the night to thevery gates of Rome, but are driven away the en-suing morning by the two Roman consuls.
The beginning of the Sacred war about the tem-ple of Apollo.
355 Sulpilius, the Roman dictator, with the assistance ofthe Latins, his allies, marches against the Gauls,which had already advanced to Pedum, ten milesfrom Rome;. and after an obstinate battle obtaina complete victory over them.
354 Ithome besieged by Philip, king of Macedonia, whichafter an obstinate resistance surrenders to him.'Phe Macedonian king is said to have lost an eyeat this siege.
353 Death of Dion, the deliverer of Syracuse.
The Iletrurians revolting from the Romans, are soonafter reduced by C. Marius Rutilus, the dictator.The Social war concluded by the Athenians uponvery advantageous terms to the revolters, Rhodes,Chios, Cos, and Byzantium, being entirely freed» from any dependency upon them.
351 The Egyptians and Phoenicians revolt from the Per-sians.
The Sidonians being betrayed by Mentor the Rho-dian, and their king Tenues, to Ochus, king ofPersia, as soon as they saw the Persians withintheir walls, shut up tiiem elves in their houses, tothe number of 40,000, and burnt them and tliem-selves.together; upon which the king of Persiaordered the throat of Tennes to be cut, andmarched into Judea, took Jericho, and sent manyJews captive, some into Egypt, and others intoIlyrcania, along the Caspian sea.
3654 350 Egypt conquered by Ochus, from which time it be-
comes a province of Persia.
The Olynthians twice defeated by Philip, king ofMacedon, and Olynthus besieged.
3656 348 Philip, king of Macedonia, takes possession of almost
all the cities of Chalciclia.
3657 347 Philip conquers Olvntlnis.
'Phe Gauls having entered and wasted Latium, areoverthrown in a very bloody battle by Popiliusthe Roman consul.
3658 346 The Gauls again disturbing the Roman territories are
entirely defeated by Camillas, son of the greatCamillas.
3659 345 Philip, king of Macedonia, having conquered the
Phocians, puts an end to the Sacred War.
The Romans and Carthaginians make a treaty ofcommerce and navigation.
Aristotle flourished.
3661 343 Dionysius, the Syracusan tyrant, overcome by Ti-
moleon, and escapes to Corinth in a single vessel.King Philip subdues the Illyrians who harrussed theM acedonian frontiers,
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3663 342 Dionysius, from a powerful wealthy prince, becomes
so poor as to be obliged to keep a school at Co-rinth for his maintenance.
The Amnci conquered by the Romans.
3663 341 King Philip semis bis lorces into the X'egropont,
and demolishes Porthmos. He likewise takesOre Inis.
3664 340 Perinlhus and Byzantium invested by Philip, king of
Macedonia.
3665 339 Mago, the Carthaginian general, kills himself.
Philip obliged to relinquish the siege of Perinlhusand Byzantium.
3666 338 The Samnites defeated by the Romans under their
consul Valerius.
'Plie Samnites again defeated by Cornelius C’ossus,the Roman consul.
Arses, the youngest son of Ochus, succeeds his fatherin the kingdom of Persia, and reigned three years..
3667 337 'Phe battle of Cimonea, whereby the Macedonians
obtained the sovereignty of Greece.
3668 336 Alexander the Great succeeds bis father Philip in the
kingdom of Macedonia, and reigned 12 years.Upon the death of Philip the Grecian cities and statesrevolt from his son Alexander.
Xenocrates flourished.
3669 335 Darius III. the last king of the Persians, began lv>
reign.
'Phe r l liballians, Thracians, &c. defeated bv Alex-ander ; upon which all the neighbouring nationsmake peace with him.
Alexander enters Greece, and destroys Thebes.
'Phe Latins revolting are defeated by the Romanswith prodigious slaughter at the foot of mountVesuvius; upon which all the Latin cities sur-render at discretion.
3670 334 The great battle of the river Granicus gained by
Alexander over the Persians.
Anaximenes, the great historian, flourished.
The Macedonians take Miletus by storm.Halicarnassus besieged, taken, and demolished, by-Alexander ; upon which most of the Asiatic prin-ces revolt from Darius.
The Latins again revolting are conquered by theRomans, under Q. Publius.
3671 333 The city of Aspcndius taken by the Macedonians.
'1 he Roman consuls L. Eurius Camillus and C. Moe-nius overcome the ^united Latin forces,, take thetown of Pedum by assault and bring all Latiuminto subjection.
3672 332 The great battle of Issus gained by Alexander over
the Persians, in w hich about 100,000 were killed.Alexander takes 'l’yre by storm, after a long siege,.
' kilLs 8000, and sells 30,000 for slaves.
Gaza, and all Syria, taken by Alexander..
The Rhodians submit voluntarily to Alexander.
3673 331 Darius’s army, consisting of 1,000,000 horse and foot,
completely routed by Alexander at the village ofGuagamola. From this great event is to bedated the beginning of the Macedonian empire, orDaniel’s third beast..
Alexander marches against Babylon, but is joyfullyreceived by the inhabitants.
3674 330 Darius slain by Bessus.
Alexandria built by order of Alexander.
3677 327 Porus, the Indian king, defeated by Alexander.
Alexander takes the city of Sangala by storm, kills17,000, and takes 70,000 prisoners.
The age of Crates, Phocian, &c.
3680. 3-24 'Phe Cosseans submit to Alexander..
3681. 323 Alexander the Great dies at Babylon of a raging
fever, ilis empire is divided into four kingdoms:Thrace is given to Lysimachus, Ptoleimrir, ob-tains Egypt, Arithcus succeeds Alexander overMacedonia,,and Syria is given to Seleucus.
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