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Events

• August 2 - Battle of Chaeronea: Philip of Macedon defeats Athens and Thebes in the decisive battle for Greek independence
• King Arses of Persia ascends to the Persian throne.
• Archidamus III, king of Sparta, and the Tarentine army are defeated in the Battle of Manduria; the king is killed.
• Agis III succeeds his father Archidamus III as king of Sparta
• Battle of Trifanum: The Roman general T. Manlius Torquatus decisively defeats the Latins.

August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... Two famous ancient battles were fought at Chaeronea in Boeotia: Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) Battle of Chaeronea (86 BC) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Philip II of Macedon (Macedonia) (382 BC - 336 BC), King of Macedon (ruled 359 BC - 336 BC), was the father of Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) and Philip III of Macedon. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... For the ancient capital of Upper Egypt, see Thebes, Egypt. ... Artaxerxes IV Bumcheeks, King of Persia between 338 BC and 336 BC. He was the youngest son of King Artaxerxes III and was not expected to succeed to the throne of Persia. ... Archidamus III, the son of Agesilaus II, was king of Sparta from 360 BC to 338 BC. In 343 BC, the Spartan colony Tarentum asked for Spartas help in the war against the Italic populations. ... Sparta (Grk. ... Map of Italy showing Taranto in the bottom right Taranto is a coastal city in Apulia, southern Italy. ... Son of Archidamus III., of the Eurypontid line, commonly called Agis III. He succeeded his father in 338 BC, on the very day of the battle of Chaeronea. ... Sparta (Grk. ...

Births

Deaths

• Artaxerxes III, king of Persia (murdered)
• Archidamus III, king of Sparta (died in battle)
• Isocrates, Athenian orator
• Shang Yang, Chinese statesman of Qin (executed - torn apart by chariot)