340 BC

Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC

Decades: 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC - 340s BC - 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC

Years: 345 BC 344 BC 343 BC 342 BC 341 BC - 340 BC - 339 BC 338 BC 337 BC 336 BC 335 BC

Events

• Battle of the Crimissus - Timoleon defeats the Carthaginian invaders of Sicily
• Rhodes falls to Persian forces

Births

• Chinese poet Chu Yuan

Deaths

• Grecian courtesan Lais

See also: 340 BC, 290s BC, 300s BC, 310s BC, 320s BC, 330s BC, 335 BC, 336 BC, 337 BC, 338 BC