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Calendar year
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| 359 BC by topic |
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| Categories |
| Gregorian calendar | 359 BC CCCLIX BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 395 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXX dynasty, 22 |
| - Pharaoh | Nectanebo II, 2 |
| Ancient Greek era | 105th Olympiad, year 2 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4392 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −951 |
| Berber calendar | 592 |
| Buddhist calendar | 186 |
| Burmese calendar | −996 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5150–5151 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛酉年 (Metal Rooster) 2339 or 2132 — to — 壬戌年 (Water Dog) 2340 or 2133 |
| Coptic calendar | −642 – −641 |
| Discordian calendar | 808 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −366 – −365 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3402–3403 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −302 – −301 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2742–2743 |
| Holocene calendar | 9642 |
| Iranian calendar | 980 BP – 979 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1010 BH – 1009 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1975 |
| Minguo calendar | 2270 before ROC 民前2270年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1826 |
| Thai solar calendar | 184–185 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴金鸡年 (female Iron-Rooster) −232 or −613 or −1385 — to — 阳水狗年 (male Water-Dog) −231 or −612 or −1384 |
Year 359 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Laenas and Imperiosus (or, less frequently, year 395 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 359 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
By place
Macedonia
- The Macedonian King Perdiccas III is killed while defending his country against an Illyrian attack led by King Bardylis. He is succeeded by his infant son, Amyntas IV. The child's uncle, Philip II, assumes the regency.
- The Illyrians prepare to close in, the Paeonians raid from the north and two claimants to the Macedonian throne are supported by foreign powers. Philip II buys off his dangerous neighbours and, with a treaty, cedes Amphipolis to Athens.
Births
- Philip III of Macedon, brother and successor of Alexander the Great (approximate date) (d. 317 BC)
Deaths
- Perdiccas III, king of Macedonia
References
- Orrieux, Claude; Schmitt Pantel, Pauline; Orrieux, Claude (1999). A history of ancient Greece. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell. p. 256. ISBN 978-0-631-20309-4.