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Year '''399 BC''' was a year of the ]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Tribunate of Augurinus, Longus, Priscus, Cicurinus, Rufus and Philo''' (or, less frequently, '''year 355 '']'''''). The denomination 399 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the ] ] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. | Year '''399 BC''' was a year of the ]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Tribunate of Augurinus, Longus, Priscus, Cicurinus, Rufus and Philo''' (or, less frequently, '''year 355 '']'''''). The denomination 399 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the ] ] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. | ||
== Events == | == Events == | ||
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=== By place === | === By place === | ||
==== Greece ==== | ==== Greece ==== | ||
* ] – The ] ] ] is sentenced to death by ] authorities, condemned for ] and the ] of youth.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Plato |access-date=February 24, 2024 | title=Plato | first=Constance C. | last=Meinwald | series=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref> He refuses to flee into exile and dies by drinking ]. | * ] – The ] ] ] is sentenced to death by ] authorities, condemned for ] and the ] of youth.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Plato |access-date=February 24, 2024 | title=Plato | first=Constance C. | last=Meinwald | series=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref> He refuses to flee into exile and dies by drinking ]. | ||
* ] forces ] to surrender in the spring. | * ] forces ] to surrender in the spring. | ||
* The Spartan admiral, ], tries to effect a political revolution in Sparta by suggesting that the king should not automatically be given the leadership of the army. |
* The Spartan admiral, ], tries to effect a political revolution in Sparta by suggesting that the king should not automatically be given the leadership of the army. He also suggests that the position of king should be elective. However, he is unsuccessful in achieving these reforms, and earns the disfavour of King ] of Sparta. | ||
* King ] is killed during a hunt, by one of the royal pages, his lover Craterus.<ref name=Carney>{{cite book |last1=Carney |first1=Elizabeth |title=King and Court in Ancient |
* King ] is killed during a hunt, by one of the royal pages, his lover Craterus.<ref name=Carney>{{cite book |last1=Carney |first1=Elizabeth |title=King and Court in Ancient Macedonia: Rivalry, Treason and Conspiracy |date=2015 |publisher=ISD LLC |isbn=9781910589083 |page=156 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u_RODgAAQBAJ&pg=PA156|language=en}}</ref> | ||
==== Egypt ==== | ==== Egypt ==== | ||
* King ] of ] is defeated in battle by his successor, ] of ], and executed at ]. King Nepherites I, or ], founds the ]. He makes Mendes his capital. | * King ] of ] is defeated in battle by his successor, ] of ], and executed at ]. King Nepherites I, or ], founds the ]. He makes Mendes his capital. | ||
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== Births == | == Births == | ||
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Calendar year
Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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Centuries: | |
Decades: | |
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399 BC by topic |
Politics |
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Categories |
Gregorian calendar | 399 BC CCCXCIX BC |
Ab urbe condita | 355 |
Ancient Egypt era | XXVIII dynasty, 6 |
- Pharaoh | Amyrtaeus, 6 |
Ancient Greek era | 95th Olympiad, year 2 |
Assyrian calendar | 4352 |
Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
Bengali calendar | −992 – −991 |
Berber calendar | 552 |
Buddhist calendar | 146 |
Burmese calendar | −1036 |
Byzantine calendar | 5110–5111 |
Chinese calendar | 辛巳年 (Metal Snake) 2299 or 2092 — to — 壬午年 (Water Horse) 2300 or 2093 |
Coptic calendar | −682 – −681 |
Discordian calendar | 768 |
Ethiopian calendar | −406 – −405 |
Hebrew calendar | 3362–3363 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | −342 – −341 |
- Shaka Samvat | N/A |
- Kali Yuga | 2702–2703 |
Holocene calendar | 9602 |
Iranian calendar | 1020 BP – 1019 BP |
Islamic calendar | 1051 BH – 1050 BH |
Javanese calendar | N/A |
Julian calendar | N/A |
Korean calendar | 1935 |
Minguo calendar | 2310 before ROC 民前2310年 |
Nanakshahi calendar | −1866 |
Thai solar calendar | 144–145 |
Tibetan calendar | 阴金蛇年 (female Iron-Snake) −272 or −653 or −1425 — to — 阳水马年 (male Water-Horse) −271 or −652 or −1424 |
Year 399 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Augurinus, Longus, Priscus, Cicurinus, Rufus and Philo (or, less frequently, year 355 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 399 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Greece
- February 15 – The Greek philosopher Socrates is sentenced to death by Athenian authorities, condemned for impiety and the corruption of youth. He refuses to flee into exile and dies by drinking hemlock.
- Sparta forces Elis to surrender in the spring.
- The Spartan admiral, Lysander, tries to effect a political revolution in Sparta by suggesting that the king should not automatically be given the leadership of the army. He also suggests that the position of king should be elective. However, he is unsuccessful in achieving these reforms, and earns the disfavour of King Agesilaus II of Sparta.
- King Archelaus I of Macedon is killed during a hunt, by one of the royal pages, his lover Craterus.
Egypt
- King Amyrtaeus of Egypt is defeated in battle by his successor, Nepherites I of Mendes, and executed at Memphis. King Nepherites I, or Nefaarud I, founds the Twenty-ninth dynasty of Egypt. He makes Mendes his capital.
Births
Deaths
- King Amyrtaeus of Egypt
- King Archelaus I of Macedon
- Socrates, Greek philosopher (b. c. 470 BC)
References
- Meinwald, Constance C. "Plato". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ Carney, Elizabeth (2015). King and Court in Ancient Macedonia: Rivalry, Treason and Conspiracy. ISD LLC. p. 156. ISBN 9781910589083.
- "Socrates | Biography, Philosophy, Beliefs, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved August 27, 2018.