Year 330 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Crassus and Venno (or, less frequently...

This article concerns the period 339 BC – 330 BC. Philip II of Macedon decides to attack the Scythians, using as an excuse their reluctance to allow Philip...

Alexander the Great. After the Macedonian conquest of the Achaemenid Empire in 330 BC and its disintegration shortly thereafter in the Partition of Babylon and...

until about 500 BC when Darius the Great (Darius I) marched with his Persian army to make it part of the Achaemenid Empire. In 330 BC, Alexander the Great...

implementation of similar styles of governance by a variety of later empires. By 330 BC, the Achaemenid Empire was conquered by Alexander the Great, an ardent admirer...

Achaemenid Empire (550 BC – 330 BC) Conquered by Macedonian Empire (330 BC – 312 BC) Seleucid Empire (312 BC – 63 BC) Parthian Empire (247 BC – 224 AD) Sasanian...

the Medes, who unified Iran as a nation and empire in 625 BC. The Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC), founded by Cyrus the Great, was the largest empire the...

 336–330 BC), and subsequently attempted to hold the eastern part of the empire against the Macedonian king Alexander the Great (r. 336–323 BC). His...

Great, prince (340–337 BC) Gisco, King (337–330 BC) Hamilcar II, King (330–309 BC) Bomilcar, King (309–308 BC) Egypt: Late Period Twenty-eighth Dynasty...

defeated by a coalition of Italic tribes at the Battle of Pandosia in 331 BC. In 330 BC, upon Alexander the Molossian's death, the term "Epirus" appears as...

coinage. Original coins of the Achaemenid Empire were issued from 520 BC – 450 BC to 330 BC. The Persian Daric was the first truly Achaemenid gold coin which...

century BC until the Persian Wars in about 480 BC. The Classical period then began, and lasted until the conquests of Alexander the Great in about 330 BC, which...

Δαρεῖος Dareios; c. 380 – 330 BC) was the last Achaemenid King of Kings of Persia, reigning from 336 BC to his death in 330 BC. Contrary to his predecessor...

Achaemenid period (c. 550–330 BC) with the Behistun Inscription of Darius the Great. Until the reign of Artaxerxes II (c. 405/404–358 BC), Ahura Mazda was worshipped...

Youtab meaning "unique" in Old Persian (4th century BC – 330 BC) was an ancient Persian noblewoman. She was the sister of Ariobarzanes, Satrap of Persis...

of 550 BC–330 BC dominated these sub-regional hegemonies prior to its collapse. Ancient historians such as Herodotus (c.  484 BC – c. 425 BC). Xenophon...

the early 4th century BC, Plato wrote about a spherical Earth. By about 330 BC, his former student Aristotle had provided strong empirical evidence for...

shortly before 334 BC. The generally accepted view today is that which places the construction of the monument at about 330 BC. Assuming that the dedicators...

many Jews as offensive. Jews had been residing in Persia since around 727 BC, having arrived in the region as slaves after being captured by the Assyrian...

BC Hannibal I 440–406 BC Himilco II 406–396 BC Mago II 396–375 BC Mago III 375–344 BC Hanno III 344–340 BC Hannonids Hanno I 340–337 BC Gisco 337–330...

located in Fars. The Achaemenid Empire was defeated by Alexander the Great in 330 BC, incorporating most of their vast empire. Several Hellenistic satraps of...

attempts at renovation of his tomb, Alexander had, six years previously (330 BC), sacked Persepolis, the opulent city that Cyrus may have chosen the site...

of Jamshid') was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (c. 550–330 BC). It is situated in the plains of Marvdasht, encircled by the southern Zagros...

color of clothing was very important. During the Achaemenian period (550–330 BC), Persian clothing started to reflect social status and eminence, the climate...

Parmenion (also Parmenio; Greek: Παρμενίων; c. 400 – 330 BC), son of Philotas, was a Macedonian general in the service of Philip II of Macedon and Alexander...

which was theophoric in nature, was uncommon during the Achaemenid era (550–330 BC). Only two historical figures are known to bear the name during that period...

in July 330 BC, Ecbatana was conquered, and Persepolis destroyed by Alexander. These events marked the end of the Achaemenid Empire. In 330 BC, Alexander...

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Athena and Pylades among the Erinyes and priestesses of the oracle, perhaps including Pythia behind the tripod – Paestan red-figured bell-krater, c. 330 BC...

ca. 3000–323 BC. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 182–201. ISBN 9781405149112. Kuhrt, Amélie (1997). The Ancient Near East c. 3000–330 BC. Oxfordshire...