Editing 386 BC

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Year '''386 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Tribunate of Camillus, Cornelius, Fidenas, Cincinnatus, Pulvillus and Poplicola''' (or, less frequently, '''year 368 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 386 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 ====
* Freed from [[Sparta]]n attacks by the [[Peace of Antalcidas]] ("King's Peace") of the previous year, [[Achaemenid Empire|Persia]] turns to quieting [[Cyprus]] and [[Egypt]]. Owing to the skill of King [[Evagoras I|Evagoras]] of Cyprus and of Egypt's Greek [[mercenary]] general [[Chabrias]], these wars drag on for the rest of the decade.

==== Sicily ====
* [[Dionysius I of Syracuse]] extends the influence and trade of [[Syracuse, Sicily|Syracuse]] to the [[Adriatic]], establishing colonies at [[Adria]], [[Ancona]] and [[Vis (island)|Issa]].

==== China ====
* The [[History of China#Ancient China|Chinese]] city of [[Handan]] is founded by the [[Zhao (state)|State of Zhao]].
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== Births ==
* [[Mithridates II of Cius]], ruler of [[Cius]] in [[Mysia]] from [[337 BC|337]] to [[302 BC]]

== Deaths ==
* [[Aristophanes]], Greek playwright (b. c. [[456 BC]])

== References ==
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