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Year '''354 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Ambustus and Crispinus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 400 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 354 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Greece ====
* Reflecting the growing level of discontent with his tyrannical conduct, [[Dion (tyrant of Syracuse)|Dion]] is assassinated by Callippus, an Athenian who has accompanied him on his expedition to take over as [[tyrant]] of [[Syracuse, Sicily|Syracuse]]. [[Dionysius II of Syracuse|Dionysius II]] remains in exile in [[Italy]].
* [[Athens]] recognises the independence of [[Chios]], [[Kos]] and [[Rhodes]] and makes peace with [[Mausolus]] of [[Caria]].
* The [[Phocians]] suffer a defeat in the [[Third Sacred War|Sacred War]] against [[Athens]].
* [[Philip II of Macedon]] takes and destroys [[Methoni, Pieria|Methone]], a town which has belonged to [[Athens]]. During the siege of Methone, Philip loses an eye.

==== Roman Republic ====
* [[Roman Republic|Rome]] allies itself with the [[Samnites]] and they agree on a mutual defence pact.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/samniumsamnites0000salm/page/190/mode/2up | access-date=February 24, 2024 | pages=191{{endash}}193 | first=E.T. | last=Salmon | title=Samnium and the Samnites | place=Cambridge | publisher=Cambridge University Press | year=1967}}</ref> 

*  Rome defeats the [[Etruscans]] of the city of [[Caere]].

==== China ====
* The [[Qi (state)|State of Qi]] is victorious over the [[Wei (state)|State of Wei]] in the [[Battle of Guiling]], a conflict which involves the [[military strategy]] of [[Sun Bin]].

=== By topic ===
==== Architecture ====
* The [[Mausoleum of Maussollos|Mausoleum]] at [[Halicarnassus]] in [[Caria]], the tomb of [[King Mausolus]] and one of the [[Seven Wonders of the Ancient World|Seven Wonders of the World]], is built.
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== Births ==
* [[Hieronymus of Cardia]], Greek general and [[historian]] (d. [[250 BC]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Dion (Tyrant of Syracuse)|Dion]], Greek [tyrant of [[Syracuse, Sicily|Syracuse]] (assassinated) (b. c. [[408 BC]])
* [[Timotheus (general)|Timotheus]], Athenian statesman and general
* [[Xenophon]], Greek historian, soldier, mercenary and an admirer of [[Socrates]] (b. c. [[431 BC]])

== References ==
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