370 BC facts for kids
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 5th century BC – 4th century BC – 3rd century BC |
| Decades: | 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC – 370s BC – 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC |
| Years: | 373 BC 372 BC 371 BC – 370 BC – 369 BC 368 BC 367 BC |
The year 370 BC was a time long ago, before our modern calendar existed. It was part of the ancient Roman calendar.
Events
What Happened in Different Places
Greece
- The Spartans, led by their King Agesilaus II, invaded a region called Arcadia.
- Arcadia first asked Athens for help, but then turned to the powerful city of Thebes.
- Epaminondas, a famous leader from Thebes, arrived with his army. He found that the Spartans had already left, so he followed them.
- With strong support from Thebes, the main city of Arcadia, called Megalopolis, was finally finished being built.
- Jason of Pherae, who was the leader (called a tagus) of Thessaly, passed away.
What Happened in Different Fields
Art
- A famous sculptor named Praxiteles started his career in Athens around this time. He would become well-known for his beautiful statues.
Mathematics
- A brilliant mathematician named Eudoxus of Cnidus developed a new way to figure out the exact area of shapes with curved sides. This method is called the method of exhaustion.
People Born This Year
- Marcus Valerius Corvus, who became a Roman hero.
- Theophrastus, an Ancient Greek philosopher from Eressos on the island of Lesbos. He later took over from Aristotle in the Peripatetic school of philosophy (died around 285 BC).
People Who Died This Year
- Agesipolis II, who was a king of Sparta.
- Democritus of Abdera, a Greek philosopher known for his ideas about atoms (born around 460 BC).
- Hippocrates of Cos, a famous Greek physician, often called the "Father of Medicine" (born around 460 BC).
- Jason of Pherae, the ruler of Thessaly.
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