336 BC facts for kids
Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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Centuries: | 5th century BC – 4th century BC – 3rd century BC |
Decades: | 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC – 330s BC – 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC |
Years: | 339 BC 338 BC 337 BC – 336 BC – 335 BC 334 BC 333 BC |
336 BC by topic | |
Politics | |
State leaders – Sovereign states | |
Birth and death categories | |
Births – Deaths | |
Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
Establishments – Disestablishments | |
Gregorian calendar | 336 BC CCCXXXV BC |
Ab urbe condita | 418 |
Ancient Egypt era | XXXI dynasty, 8 |
- Pharaoh | Darius III of Persia, 1 |
Ancient Greek era | 111th Olympiad (victor)¹ |
Assyrian calendar | 4415 |
Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
Bengali calendar | −928 |
Berber calendar | 615 |
Buddhist calendar | 209 |
Burmese calendar | −973 |
Byzantine calendar | 5173–5174 |
Chinese calendar | 甲申年 (Wood Monkey) 2361 or 2301 — to — 乙酉年 (Wood Rooster) 2362 or 2302 |
Coptic calendar | −619 – −618 |
Discordian calendar | 831 |
Ethiopian calendar | −343 – −342 |
Hebrew calendar | 3425–3426 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | −279 – −278 |
- Shaka Samvat | N/A |
- Kali Yuga | 2765–2766 |
Holocene calendar | 9665 |
Iranian calendar | 957 BP – 956 BP |
Islamic calendar | 986 BH – 985 BH |
Javanese calendar | N/A |
Julian calendar | N/A |
Korean calendar | 1998 |
Minguo calendar | 2247 before ROC 民前2247年 |
Nanakshahi calendar | −1803 |
Thai solar calendar | 207–208 |
Tibetan calendar | 阳木猴年 (male Wood-Monkey) −209 or −590 or −1362 — to — 阴木鸡年 (female Wood-Rooster) −208 or −589 or −1361 |
The year 336 BC was a time of important events in ancient history. It was part of the early Roman calendar system.
Major Events of 336 BC
Changes in the Persian Empire
New Rulers in Persia
- In the Persian Empire, the young King Arses did not want to be controlled by a powerful official named Bagoas.
- Bagoas then removed King Arses and his children from power.
- Bagoas wanted to choose a new king who would be easier for him to manage. He picked Codomannus, who was a distant relative of the royal family. Codomannus became King Darius III.
- However, King Darius III wanted to rule on his own. He learned that Bagoas was planning to harm him. So, Darius III made Bagoas face the consequences of his actions.
Events in Ancient Greece
Alexander's Return to Macedon
- After King Philip II of Macedon married Eurydice, his son Alexander and Alexander's mother, Olympias, left for Epirus. Alexander later moved to Illyria.
- Soon after, Alexander and his father, King Philip, settled their differences. Alexander then returned to Macedon.
Macedonian Troops in Asia Minor
- Macedonian soldiers, led by Parmenion, a trusted general of King Philip II, arrived in Asia Minor.
- They were pushed back by Persian forces. These Persian forces were commanded by a Greek soldier named Memnon of Rhodes.
The Death of King Philip II
- King Philip II was celebrating his daughter Cleopatra's marriage to Alexander I of Epirus. This celebration took place in Aegae.
- During the event, Philip II was attacked by Pausanias of Orestis. Pausanias was a young Macedonian noble. He had a strong disagreement with Queen Eurydice's uncle, Attalus, and felt Philip had not helped him.
- Pausanias was immediately stopped at the scene.
- King Philip II of Macedon was then succeeded by his son, Alexander III.
Alexander III Becomes King
- A leading general named Antipater helped Alexander become the new king of Macedon.
- The Macedonian general Parmenion supported Alexander III. He helped remove other possible rivals to Alexander's rule.
- Olympias, Alexander's mother, also took action against Philip's last wife, Eurydice, her infant daughter, and her influential uncle, Attalus.
- Alexander quickly took action against Amyntas IV. Amyntas was the son of King Perdiccas III and Alexander's cousin.
- Alexander then stopped a rebellion in Macedon. He also overcame the rebellious Illyrians.
- He then arrived at the city of Thebes, and the city accepted his authority.
- After that, Alexander went to the Corinthian isthmus. There, the assembled Greek leaders chose him as their commander. He was to lead them against the Persian Empire.
Changes in Athens
- In Athens, a new system for young men was started. They were required to perform duties that were both military and civic. This was a type of Conscription.
- The speaker Aeschines brought a legal case against Ctesiphon. Ctesiphon had suggested that the Athenian leader Demosthenes should receive a special award for his services to Athens. Aeschines claimed this suggestion was not legal.
Important People Who Passed Away
- for more information, see Category:336 BC deaths.
- Philip II, King of Macedonia (born around 382 BC)
- Arses, King of Persia
- Bagoas, a powerful official in Persia
- Attalus, a Macedonian general (born around 390 BC)
- Pausanias of Orestis, a bodyguard of Philip II of Macedon
- Eurydice, the fifth wife of Philip II of Macedon and queen of Macedonia
- Amyntas IV, a former leader in Macedon
Images for kids
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Pausanias of Orestis.jpg
Pausanias of Orestis
See also
In Spanish: 336 a. C. para niños
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