358 BC

358 BC was a year in the pre-Julian Roman calendar. It is equivalent to the year 358 BCE in the Common Era (CE) or Anno Domini (AD) system.

Significant Events:

• Persia: Artaxerxes II of Persia is assassinated by his son Artaxerxes III, who then consolidates his power through ruthless purges of potential rivals.
• Greece:
  • The Social War continues, with Athens facing a coalition of its former allies.
  • Chares, an Athenian general, achieves notable successes against the rebels.
  • Philip II of Macedon expands his influence in Thessaly and Illyria.
• Rome: Rome defeats the Gauls and the Etruscans, expanding its territory and solidifying its position in central Italy. A treaty is signed with the Gauls after their invasion.

Births:

• Seleucus I Nicator, one of the Diadochi (successors) of Alexander the Great and founder of the Seleucid Empire (approximate date).
• Lysimachus, one of the Diadochi of Alexander the Great and king of Thrace (approximate date).

Deaths:

• Artaxerxes II, King of Persia.
• Cotys I, King of the Odrysian Kingdom of Thrace.