Editing 362 BC

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Year '''362 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 Ahala and Aventinensis''' (or, less frequently, '''year 392 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 362 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 ===
==== Persian Empire ====
* [[Mausolus]] of [[Caria]] joins the revolt of the [[satrap]]s of Anatolia against the [[Achaemenid Empire|Persian]] king [[Artaxerxes II]].

==== Egypt ====
* King [[Agesilaus II]] of [[Sparta]] arrives with 1,000 men to assist [[Egypt]] in its fight with [[Achaemenid Empire|Persia]].

==== Greece ====
* The outbreak of civil war in the [[Arcadia (ancient region)|Arcadia]]n league leads to [[Mantinea]] fighting alongside [[Sparta]] and [[Athens]], while [[Tegea]] and other members of the league side with [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]]. The Theban general, [[Epaminondas]] leads the large allied army into the [[Peloponnesus]], he is met by the Spartans (led by the [[Agiad]] Spartan king [[Agesilaus]]), [[Mantinea|Mantineans]], Athenians, and their allies in the [[Battle of Mantinea (362 BC)|Battle of Mantinea]]. In the battle, Epaminondas is victorious, but is killed. His dying command to make peace with the enemy is followed by all sides and a general peace is established in Greece. The period of Theban domination of Greece comes to an end.

==== China ====
* The states of [[Qin (state)|Qin]], [[Han (Warring States)|Han]] and [[Zhao (state)|Zhao]] defeat the state of [[Wei (state)|Wei]] and Qin captures the prince of Wei. The Battle of [[Shaoliang]] is then fought between Qin and Wei, which Wei loses, whereupon Qin captures the prime minister of Wei.
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== Births ==
* [[Eumenes]] of Cardia, Greek general and scholar (d. [[316 BC]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Epaminondas]] of [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]], Greek general and statesman (b. {{Circa}} [[418 BC]])
* [[Duke Xian of Qin (424–362 BC)|Duke Xian of Qin]], ruler of the [[Zhou dynasty]] state of [[Qin (state)|Qin]]
* [[Datames]], [[satrap]] of [[Cappadocia (satrapy)|Cappadocia]] and military leader

== References ==
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