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| * After driving off the ]n army that threatened ], ] of ] moves south and crossed the ] (the frontier of Sparta), which no hostile army had breached in historical memory. The Spartans, unwilling to engage the massive Theban army in battle, remain inside their city while the Thebans and their allies ravage ]. | |||
| * ] succeeds his father Amyntas as king of ]ia. | |||
| * ] briefly returns to ], then marches south to ], a territory which the Spartans had conquered some 200 years before. There, Epaminondas starts the rebuilding of the ancient city of ] on ], with fortifications that are among the strongest in Greece. He then issues a call to Messenian exiles all over Greece to return and rebuild their homeland. The loss of Messenia is particularly damaging to the Spartans, since the territory comprises one-third of Sparta's territory and contains half of their ] population. | |||
| * Beginning of the reign of ], ''tagus'' or despot of ] in ]. | |||
| * On returning to Thebes, Epaminondas is put on trial by his political enemies who charge that he has retained his command longer than constitutionally permitted. While this charge is considered to be true, Epaminondas persuades the Thebans that this was necessary to protect Thebes and its allies and reduce the power of Sparta. As a result, the charges against him are dropped. | |||
| * In a search for a balance of power against the now powerful ], ] responds to an appeal for help from ] and allies itself with its traditional enemy. | |||
| * On the death of the ]ian King ], his eldest son ] becomes king. The young king is simultaneously faced with an ]n invasion from the north-west and an attack from the east by the pretender of the Macedonian throne, Pausanias (who quickly captures several cities and threatens the queen mother). Alexander defeats his enemies with the help of the Athenian general Iphicrates, who had been sailing along the Macedonian coast on the way to recapture Amphipolis. | |||
| At the request of the Aleuadai, Alexander intervenes in a civil war in Thessaly. He successfully gains control of Larissa and several other cities but, betraying a promise he had made, put garrisons in them. This provoked a hostile reaction from Thebes. The Theban general Pelopidas drives the Macedonians from Thessaly. Pelopidas then forces Alexander to abandon his alliance with Athens in favour of Thebes by threatening to support Alexander's brother-in-law, Ptolemy of Aloros. As part of this new alliance, Alexander is compelled to hand over hostages, including his younger brother Philip, the future conqueror of Greece. | |||
| Alexander of Pherae becomes tyrant of Thessaly following the death of his father. | |||
| Cleomenes II succeeds his brother Agesipolis II as king of Sparta | |||
| Amyntas II (?-cb369) = King of Macedonia | |||
| Theaetetus (mathematician)| Theaetetus (cb417-b369) = Athenian mathematician | |||
| {{Year in other calendars|year={{#expr: 1-369}}|BC}} | {{Year in other calendars|year={{#expr: 1-369}}|BC}} | ||
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Events
By place
Greece
- After driving off the Spartan army that threatened Mantinea, Epaminondas of Thebes moves south and crossed the Evrotas River (the frontier of Sparta), which no hostile army had breached in historical memory. The Spartans, unwilling to engage the massive Theban army in battle, remain inside their city while the Thebans and their allies ravage Laconia.
- Epaminondas briefly returns to Arcadia, then marches south to Messenia, a territory which the Spartans had conquered some 200 years before. There, Epaminondas starts the rebuilding of the ancient city of Messene on Mount Ithome, with fortifications that are among the strongest in Greece. He then issues a call to Messenian exiles all over Greece to return and rebuild their homeland. The loss of Messenia is particularly damaging to the Spartans, since the territory comprises one-third of Sparta's territory and contains half of their helot population.
- On returning to Thebes, Epaminondas is put on trial by his political enemies who charge that he has retained his command longer than constitutionally permitted. While this charge is considered to be true, Epaminondas persuades the Thebans that this was necessary to protect Thebes and its allies and reduce the power of Sparta. As a result, the charges against him are dropped.
- In a search for a balance of power against the now powerful Thebes, Athens responds to an appeal for help from Sparta and allies itself with its traditional enemy.
- On the death of the Macedonian King Amyntas III, his eldest son Alexander II becomes king. The young king is simultaneously faced with an Illyrian invasion from the north-west and an attack from the east by the pretender of the Macedonian throne, Pausanias (who quickly captures several cities and threatens the queen mother). Alexander defeats his enemies with the help of the Athenian general Iphicrates, who had been sailing along the Macedonian coast on the way to recapture Amphipolis.
At the request of the Aleuadai, Alexander intervenes in a civil war in Thessaly. He successfully gains control of Larissa and several other cities but, betraying a promise he had made, put garrisons in them. This provoked a hostile reaction from Thebes. The Theban general Pelopidas drives the Macedonians from Thessaly. Pelopidas then forces Alexander to abandon his alliance with Athens in favour of Thebes by threatening to support Alexander's brother-in-law, Ptolemy of Aloros. As part of this new alliance, Alexander is compelled to hand over hostages, including his younger brother Philip, the future conqueror of Greece. Alexander of Pherae becomes tyrant of Thessaly following the death of his father. Cleomenes II succeeds his brother Agesipolis II as king of Sparta Amyntas II (?-cb369) = King of Macedonia Theaetetus (mathematician)| Theaetetus (cb417-b369) = Athenian mathematician
| Gregorian calendar | 369 BC CCCLXIX BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 385 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXX dynasty, 12 |
| - Pharaoh | Nectanebo I, 12 |
| Ancient Greek era | 102nd Olympiad, year 4 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4382 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −962 – −961 |
| Berber calendar | 582 |
| Buddhist calendar | 176 |
| Burmese calendar | −1006 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5140–5141 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 2329 or 2122 — to — 壬子年 (Water Rat) 2330 or 2123 |
| Coptic calendar | −652 – −651 |
| Discordian calendar | 798 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −376 – −375 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3392–3393 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −312 – −311 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2732–2733 |
| Holocene calendar | 9632 |
| Iranian calendar | 990 BP – 989 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1020 BH – 1019 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1965 |
| Minguo calendar | 2280 before ROC 民前2280年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1836 |
| Thai solar calendar | 174–175 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) −242 or −623 or −1395 — to — 阳水鼠年 (male Water-Rat) −241 or −622 or −1394 |
Births
Deaths
- Zhou Lie Wang, king of Zhou Dynasty
- Amyntas II, king of Macedonia
