362 BCE

The outbreak of civil war in the Arcadian league leads to Mantinea fighting alongside Sparta and Athens, while Tegea and other members of the league side with Thebes. The Theban general, Epaminondas leads the large allied army into the Peloponnesus, he is met by the Spartans (led by the Agiad Spartan king Agesilaus), Mantineans, Athenians, and their allies in the Battle of Mantinea. In the battle, Epaminondas is victorious, but is killed. His dying command to make peace with the enemy is followed by all sides and a general peace is established in Greece. The period of Theban domination of Greece comes to an end. The states of Qin, Han and Zhao defeat the state of Wei and Qin captures the prince of Wei. The Battle of Shaoliang is then fought between Qin and Wei, which Wei loses, whereupon Qin captures the prime minister of Wei. Mausolus of Caria joins the revolt of the satraps of Anatolia against the Persian king Artaxerxes II.

In the 360s BC, the 4th century BC.

Conflict & Security

  • The outbreak of civil war in the Arcadian league leads to Mantinea fighting alongside Sparta and Athens, while Tegea and other members of the league side with Thebes. The Theban general, Epaminondas leads the large allied army into the Peloponnesus, he is met by the Spartans (led by the Agiad Spartan king Agesilaus), Mantineans, Athenians, and their allies in the Battle of Mantinea. In the battle, Epaminondas is victorious, but is killed. His dying command to make peace with the enemy is followed by all sides and a general peace is established in Greece. The period of Theban domination of Greece comes to an end.source
  • The states of Qin, Han and Zhao defeat the state of Wei and Qin captures the prince of Wei. The Battle of Shaoliang is then fought between Qin and Wei, which Wei loses, whereupon Qin captures the prime minister of Wei.source
  • King Agesilaus II of Sparta arrives with 1,000 men to assist Egypt in its fight with Persia.source
  • Mausolus of Caria joins the revolt of the satraps of Anatolia against the Persian king Artaxerxes II.source

Births

  • Eumenes of Cardia, Greek general and scholar (died 316 BC)source

Deaths

  • Datames, satrap of Cappadocia and military leadersource
  • Epaminondas of Thebes, Greek general and statesman (born c. 418 BC)source
  • Duke Xian of Qin, ruler of the Zhou dynasty state of Qinsource