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Hellenistic period (323 BC - 146 BC). 323 King Alexander dies, his generals vie for power in Wars of the Diadochi:Antigonus- Macedon, Antipater- Macedon, Seleucus- Babylonia and Syria, Ptolemy- Egypt, Eumenes- Macedon, Lysimachus, later Antipater's son Cassander also vies for power. 323 - 322 Lamian War. 322 - 320 First War of the Diadochi. 320 Partition of Triparadisus. 320 - 311 Second War of the Diadochi. 316 Menander, Greek playwright, wins Athenian prize. 310 Zeno of Citium founds his stoic school in Athens. 307 Epicurus founds his philosophic school in Athens. 301 Battle of Ipsus. 300 Euclid, Greek mathematician, publishes Elements, treating both geometry and number theory (see also Euclidean algorithm). 295 Athens falls to Demetrius, Lachares killed. 281 Creation of the Achaean League. 280 - 275 Pyrrhic War. 279 Gallic invasion of the Balkans. 274 - 271 First Syrian War. 267 - 262 Chremonidean War. 265 Archimedes, Greek mathematician, develops Archimedes' screw, specific gravity, center of gravity; anticipates discoveries of integral calculus. 260 - 253 Second Syrian War. 246 - 241 Third Syrian War. 219 - 217 Fourth Syrian War. 214 - 205 First Macedonian War. 203 - 200 Fifth Syrian War. 200 - 196 Second Macedonian War. 192 - 188 Roman–Syrian War. 172 - 167 Third Macedonian War. 170 - 168 Sixth Syrian War. 150 - 148 Fourth Macedonian War. |
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