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353 BCE

Mausolus, King and Persian satrap of Caria, dies and is succeeded in 352 BC by Artemisia, his sister and wife. The Phocians threaten Thessaly to their north. Philip II of Macedon saw 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.

Conflict & Security

  • The Phocians threaten Thessaly to their north. Philip II of Macedon saw his opportunity to penetrate south.source

Crime & Justice

  • 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.source

Deaths

  • Iphicrates, Athenian general (b. c. 418 BC)source
  • Mausolus, King and Persian satrap of Caria, dies and is succeeded in 352 BC by Artemisia, his sister and wife.source
  • Mausolus, King and Persian satrap of Cariasource
  • Clearchus of Heraclea, tyrant of Heraclea Pontica (assassinated) (b. c. 401 BC)source