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| ==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| * ] crosses the |
* ] crosses the ], invading ]. | ||
| * ]: ] defeats the ]n army in Western Asia Minor. He follows this by taking ], the Persian center in western Asia Minor, and liberating ], the principal Ionian city. | * ]: ] defeats the ]n army in Western Asia Minor. He follows this by taking ], the Persian center in western Asia Minor, and liberating ], the principal Ionian city. | ||
| * Alexander besieges ], defended for the Persians by the Greek mercenary captain ]. He captures the city, but the Persian forces are able to make their escape. | * Alexander besieges ], defended for the Persians by the Greek mercenary captain ]. He captures the city, but the Persian forces are able to make their escape. | ||
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| Years: 338 BC 337 BC 336 BC 335 BC - 334 BC - 333 BC 332 BC 331 BC 330 BC | |
| Decades: 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC - 330s BC - 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC | |
| Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC | |
Events
- Alexander the Great crosses the Hellespont, invading Persia.
- Battle of the Granicus: Alexander the Great defeats the Persian army in Western Asia Minor. He follows this by taking Sardis, the Persian center in western Asia Minor, and liberating Miletus, the principal Ionian city.
- Alexander besieges Halicarnassus, defended for the Persians by the Greek mercenary captain Memnon of Rhodes. He captures the city, but the Persian forces are able to make their escape.
- The rulers of Wei and Qi agreed to recognize each other as kings, formalizing the independence of the Warring States of Chinese History, and the powerlessness of the Zhou Dynasty.
- Alexandria is founded by Alexander the Great (approximate date)