355 BC

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Events

By place

Greece

Births

Deaths

Events

By place

Greece

★ King Artaxerxes III of Persia forces Athens to conclude a peace which requires the city to leave Asia Minor and to acknowledge the independence of its rebellious allies.

★ King Archidamus III of Sparta supports the Phocians against Thebes in the "Sacred War".

★ Chares' war party in Athens is replaced by one under Eubulus which favours peace. Eubulus restores the economic position of Athens without increasing the burden of taxation and improves the Athenian fleet while its docks and fortifications are repaired.

Births

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Deaths

★ Xenophon, Greek historian, soldier, mercenary and an admirer of Socrates (b. c. 427 BC)

★ Eudoxus of Cnidus, Greek astronomer and mathematician (b. c. 410 BC)

★ King Hui of Liang