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Year '''320 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Cursor and Philo''' (or, less frequently, '''year 434 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 320 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. |
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⚫ | * [[Alexander the Great]]'s various generals control different parts of Alexander's empire. [[Ptolemy I Soter|Ptolemy]] controls Egypt, [[Seleucus I Nicator|Seleucus]] controls [[Babylon]] and [[Syria]], [[Antipater]] and his son [[Cassander]] control [[Macedon]] and [[Greece]], [[Antigonus I Monophthalmus|Antigonus]] controls [[Phrygia]] and other parts of [[Asia Minor]], [[Lysimachus]] controls [[Thrace]] and [[Pergamum]] and [[Eumenes]] controls the [[Cappadocia]] and [[Pontus]] areas. |
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⚫ | * [[Alexander the Great]]'s various generals control different parts of Alexander's empire. [[Ptolemy I Soter|Ptolemy]] controls Egypt, [[Seleucus I Nicator|Seleucus]] controls [[Babylon]] and [[Syria]], [[Antipater]] and his son [[Cassander]] control [[Macedon]] and [[Greece]], [[Antigonus I Monophthalmus|Antigonus]] controls [[Phrygia]] and other parts of [[Asia Minor]], [[Lysimachus]] controls [[Thrace]] and [[Pergamum]] and [[Eumenes]] controls the [[Cappadocia]] and [[Pontus (region)|Pontus]] areas. |
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* [[Judea]] and [[Syria]] are annexed by Ptolemy and he gives Judea a large measure of self-government. |
* [[Judea]] and [[Syria]] are annexed by Ptolemy and he gives Judea a large measure of self-government. |
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* [[Eudemus (general)|Eudemus]] makes himself master of the territories of the Indian king [[Porus]], and treacherously puts that monarch to death. |
* [[Eudemus (general)|Eudemus]] makes himself master of the territories of the Indian king [[King Porus|Porus]], and treacherously puts that monarch to death. |
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* [[Zhou Shen Jing Wang]] becomes King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of [[China]]. |
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* [[Theophrastus]] begins the systematic study of [[botany]]. |
* [[Theophrastus]] begins the systematic study of [[botany]]. |
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==== Demography ==== |
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* [[Alexandria]] in [[Macedon]]ian [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]] becomes the largest city of the world, taking over the lead from [[Babylon]] in [[Macedon]]ian [[Babylonia]]. |
* [[Alexandria]] in [[Macedon]]ian [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]] becomes the largest city of the world, taking over the lead from [[Babylon]] in [[Macedon]]ian [[Babylonia]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm |title=Geography at about.com |access-date=March 1, 2006 |archive-date=August 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818124242/http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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==Births== |
== Births == |
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* [[Timocharis of Alexandria]], Greek astronomer responsible for the first recorded observation of [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] and the first [[star catalogue]] (d. [[260 BC]]) |
* [[Timocharis of Alexandria]], Greek astronomer responsible for the first recorded observation of [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] and the first [[star catalogue]] (d. [[260 BC]]) |
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* [[Bindusara]], the heir to the throne of the [[Mauryan Empire]], is born. (d. [[272 BC]]) |
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== Deaths == |
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* [[Anaximenes of Lampsacus]], Greek rhetorician and historian |
* [[Anaximenes of Lampsacus]], Greek rhetorician and historian (b. c. [[380 BC]]) |
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* [[Menaechmus]], Greek [[mathematician]] and geometer |
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* [[Porus]], Indian king spared by Alexander the Great (killed) |
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Latest revision as of 14:14, 21 July 2023
Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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320 BC by topic |
Politics |
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Categories |
Gregorian calendar | 320 BC CCCXX BC |
Ab urbe condita | 434 |
Ancient Egypt era | XXXIII dynasty, 4 |
- Pharaoh | Ptolemy I Soter, 4 |
Ancient Greek era | 115th Olympiad (victor)¹ |
Assyrian calendar | 4431 |
Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
Bengali calendar | −912 |
Berber calendar | 631 |
Buddhist calendar | 225 |
Burmese calendar | −957 |
Byzantine calendar | 5189–5190 |
Chinese calendar | 庚子年 (Metal Rat) 2378 or 2171 — to — 辛丑年 (Metal Ox) 2379 or 2172 |
Coptic calendar | −603 – −602 |
Discordian calendar | 847 |
Ethiopian calendar | −327 – −326 |
Hebrew calendar | 3441–3442 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | −263 – −262 |
- Shaka Samvat | N/A |
- Kali Yuga | 2781–2782 |
Holocene calendar | 9681 |
Iranian calendar | 941 BP – 940 BP |
Islamic calendar | 970 BH – 969 BH |
Javanese calendar | N/A |
Julian calendar | N/A |
Korean calendar | 2014 |
Minguo calendar | 2231 before ROC 民前2231年 |
Nanakshahi calendar | −1787 |
Thai solar calendar | 223–224 |
Tibetan calendar | 阳金鼠年 (male Iron-Rat) −193 or −574 or −1346 — to — 阴金牛年 (female Iron-Ox) −192 or −573 or −1345 |
Year 320 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cursor and Philo (or, less frequently, year 434 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 320 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
[edit]By place
[edit]Macedonian Empire
[edit]- Alexander the Great's various generals control different parts of Alexander's empire. Ptolemy controls Egypt, Seleucus controls Babylon and Syria, Antipater and his son Cassander control Macedon and Greece, Antigonus controls Phrygia and other parts of Asia Minor, Lysimachus controls Thrace and Pergamum and Eumenes controls the Cappadocia and Pontus areas.
- Judea and Syria are annexed by Ptolemy and he gives Judea a large measure of self-government.
- Eudemus makes himself master of the territories of the Indian king Porus, and treacherously puts that monarch to death.
By topic
[edit]Biology
[edit]- Theophrastus begins the systematic study of botany.
Demography
[edit]- Alexandria in Macedonian Egypt becomes the largest city of the world, taking over the lead from Babylon in Macedonian Babylonia.[1]
Births
[edit]- Timocharis of Alexandria, Greek astronomer responsible for the first recorded observation of Mercury and the first star catalogue (d. 260 BC)
- Bindusara, the heir to the throne of the Mauryan Empire, is born. (d. 272 BC)
Deaths
[edit]- Anaximenes of Lampsacus, Greek rhetorician and historian (b. c. 380 BC)
- Menaechmus, Greek mathematician and geometer
- Zoilus, Greek grammarian, cynic philosopher and literary critic from Amphipolis in Macedon (b. c. 400 BC)
References
[edit]- ^ "Geography at about.com". Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2006.