344 BC

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344 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar 344 BC
CCCXLIV BC
Ab urbe condita 410
Ancient Egypt era XXX dynasty, 37
- Pharaoh Nectanebo II, 17
Ancient Greek era 109th Olympiad (victor
Assyrian calendar 4407
Balinese saka calendar N/A
Bengali calendar −936
Berber calendar 607
Buddhist calendar 201
Burmese calendar −981
Byzantine calendar 5165–5166
Chinese calendar 丙子年 (Fire  Rat)
2354 or 2147
     to 
丁丑年 (Fire  Ox)
2355 or 2148
Coptic calendar −627 – −626
Discordian calendar 823
Ethiopian calendar −351 – −350
Hebrew calendar 3417–3418
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat −287 – −286
 - Shaka Samvat N/A
 - Kali Yuga 2757–2758
Holocene calendar 9657
Iranian calendar 965 BP – 964 BP
Islamic calendar 995 BH – 994 BH
Javanese calendar N/A
Julian calendar N/A
Korean calendar 1990
Minguo calendar 2255 before ROC
民前2255年
Nanakshahi calendar −1811
Thai solar calendar 199–200
Tibetan calendar 阳火鼠年
(male Fire-Rat)
−217 or −598 or −1370
     to 
阴火牛年
(female Fire-Ox)
−216 or −597 or −1369

Year 344 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rutilus and Torquatus (or, less frequently, year 410 Ab urbe condita ). The denomination 344 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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Persian Empire

Greece

  • Philip II of Macedon besieges Perinthus, which had defied him and was inclining towards his opponents the Athenians, the Perinthian's allies Byzantium and the Achaemenid Empire support Perinthus in their defence of the city. [1]
  • Philip divides his army, leaving one part to besiege Perinthus and taking the other to besiege Byzantium. [1]
  • The Athenian statesman, Demosthenes, travels to Peloponnesus, in order to detach as many cities as possible from Macedon's influence, but his efforts are generally unsuccessful. Most of the Peloponnesians see Philip II as the guarantor of their freedom, so they send a joint embassy to Athens to express their grievances against Demosthenes' activities. In response to these complaints, Demosthenes delivers the Second Philippic, which is a vehement attack against Philip II.

Sicily

  • The aristocracy of Syracuse appeal to their mother city of Corinth against their tyrant Dionysius II. The Corinthian general Timoleon is chosen to lead a liberation force to Sicily. Landing at Tauromenium (Taormina) on March 21st, Timoleon faces two armies, one under Dionysius and the other under Hicetas (tyrant of nearby Leontini), who has also called in Carthaginian forces. By shrewd tactics Timoleon defeats his enemies and occupies Syracuse.
  • Dionysius II goes into exile once more after the successful invasion by Timoleon of Corinth.

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  • The Greek philosopher and scientist, Aristotle, travels from Assus to Lesbos to study natural history, especially marine biology.

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References

  1. 1 2 Siculus, Diodorus. "74". Library. Vol. XVI.