By place Persian Empire •
Mausolus of
Caria joins the revolt of the
satraps of Anatolia against the
Persian king
Artaxerxes II.
Egypt • King
Agesilaus II of
Sparta arrives with 1,000 men to assist
Egypt in its fight with
Persia.
Greece • 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.
China • 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. == Births ==