353 BC

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Greece

• The Phocians threaten Thessaly to their north. Philip II of Macedon sees his opportunity to penetrate south.
• Clearchus, the tyrant of Heraclea, a Greek city on the Black Sea, is murdered by some of the city's citizens led by Chion after a reign of twelve years. Most of the conspirators are killed by the tyrant's body-guards upon the spot, while others are captured and put to death. Within a short time, the city falls under the rule of the new tyrant Satyrus, Clearchus' brother.

Births

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Deaths

• Clearchus of Heraclea, tyrant of Heraclea Pontica (assassinated) (b. c. 401 BC)
• Iphicrates, Athenian general (b. c. 418 BC)
• Mausolos, Persian satrap and ruler of Caria

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