386 BC

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Events

By place

Persian Empire

* Freed from Spartan attacks by the King's Peace of the previous year, Persia turns to quieting Cyprus and Egypt. Owing to the skill of King Evagoras of Cyprus and of Egypt's Greek mercenary general Chabrias, these wars drag on for the rest of the decade.

icily

* Dionysius I of Syracuse extends the influence and trade of Syracuse to the Adriatic, planting a colony as far north as the Etruscan city of Hadria.

China

* The Chinese city of Handan is founded by the State of Zhao.

Births

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Deaths

* Aristophanes, Greek playwright (b. c. 456 BC)