343 BC

Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC

Decades: 390s BC - 380s BC - 370s BC - 360s BC - 350s BC - 340s BC - 330s BC - 320s BC - 310s BC - 300s BC - 290s BC

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Events

• Egypt is invaded by Artaxerxes III. Her king, Nectanebo II gathers his belongings and flees up the Nile to exile in Nubia. His departure marks the end of the 30th Dynasty, the last native house to rule Egypt.

Births

• Philetaerus founder of the Attalid dynasty of Pergamon in Anatolia (approximate date)

Deaths