362 BC

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Contents

Events

By place

Persian Empire

Egypt

Greece

Births

Deaths

Events

By place

Persian Empire

★ Mausolus of Caria joins the revolt of the satraps of Anatolia against the Persian king Artaxerxes II.

Egypt

★ King Agesilaus II of Sparta arrives with 1,000 men to assist Egypt in its fight with Persia.

Greece

★ The outbreak of civil war in the Arcadian league leads to Mantinea fighting alongside Sparta and Athens, while Tegea and others members of the league side with Thebes. The Theban general, Epaminondas, heads the large allied army in the Peloponnesus. He is met by Sparta (led by Spartan general Archidamus III), Athens, and their allies in the Battle of Mantinea. In the battle, Epaminondas is victorious, but is killed. His dying command to make peace with the enemy is followed by all sides and a general peace is established in Greece. The period of Theban domination of Greece comes to an end.

Births

★ Eumenes of Cardia, Greek general and scholar (d. 316 BC)

Deaths

★ Epaminondas of Thebes, Greek general and statesman (b. c. 418 BC)