What happened in 340 BC?
Battle of Vesuvius, Siege of Perinthus and Siege of Byzantium — among 16 events recorded in 340 BC. A further 2 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 5
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Battle of Vesuvius
340 BCE battle
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Siege of Perinthus
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Siege of Byzantium
340 BCE siege
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Siege of Perinthus
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Athenian-Macedonian War (340–338 BC)
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People 8
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Publius Decius Mus died
Roman consul 340 BC
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Mentor of Rhodes died
4th-century BC Greek soldier and mercenary
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Theodectes died
4th-century BC Greek poet
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Berenice I of Egypt born
Born in Macedonia. Egyptian queen consort.
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Theodoros the Atheist born
Born in Cyrene. Ancient Greek philosopher (ca. 340–250 BCE).
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Duris of Samos born
Born in Heraclea Minoa. 4th-century BC Greek historian and tyrant of Samos.
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Philochorus born
Born in Athens. Greek historian (c. 340 BC – c. 261 BC).
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Publius Decius Mus born
Born in Ancient Rome. Roman general and statesman (died 295 BC).
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 2 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 340 BC is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 340 BC.
330s BC 2
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Hicetas died
4th-century BC tyrant of Leontini and Syracuse
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Hicetas
4th-century BC tyrant of Leontini and Syracuse
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