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3rd century BC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (255 words) |
 | Mencius, Chinese philosopher and sage (371 - 289 BC). |
 | Ptolemy II Philadelphos (284 BC-246 BC) and his wives Arsinoe I and Arsinoe II Philadelphos. |
 | Ptolemy V Epiphanes (204 BC-180 BC) and his wife Cleopatra I. |
| Warring States Period - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1832 words) |
 | While it is frequently cited as 475 BC, following the Spring and Autumn Period, 403 BC, the date of the tripartition of the State of Jin, is also sometimes considered as the beginning of the period. |
 | In 403 BC, the three major families of Jin, with the approval of the Zhou king, partition Jin into three states (三家分晉): the State of Han, the State of Zhao, and the State of Wei. |
 | In 354 BC, King Hui of Wei initiated a large scale attack at Zhao, which some historians believe was to avenge the earlier near destruction of Wei. |