333 BC

Millennium: 1st millennium BC
Centuries:
Decades:
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333 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar333 BC
CCCXXXII BC
Ab urbe condita421
Ancient Egypt eraXXXI dynasty, 11
- PharaohDarius III of Persia, 4
Ancient Greek era111th Olympiad, year 4
Assyrian calendar4418
Balinese saka calendarN/A
Bengali calendar−925
Berber calendar618
Buddhist calendar212
Burmese calendar−970
Byzantine calendar5176–5177
Chinese calendar丁亥年 (Fire Pig)
2364 or 2304
    — to —
戊子年 (Earth Rat)
2365 or 2305
Coptic calendar−616 – −615
Discordian calendar834
Ethiopian calendar−340 – −339
Hebrew calendar3428–3429
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat−276 – −275
 - Shaka SamvatN/A
 - Kali Yuga2768–2769
Holocene calendar9668
Iranian calendar954 BP – 953 BP
Islamic calendar983 BH – 982 BH
Javanese calendarN/A
Julian calendarN/A
Korean calendar2001
Minguo calendar2244 before ROC
民前2244年
Nanakshahi calendar−1800
Thai solar calendar210–211
Tibetan calendar阴火猪年
(female Fire-Pig)
−206 or −587 or −1359
    — to —
阳土鼠年
(male Earth-Rat)
−205 or −586 or −1358
The Battle of Issus

Year 333 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Dictatorship of Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 421 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 333 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

By place

Macedonia

  • King Alexander of Macedonia conquers western Asia Minor, subduing the hill tribes of Lycia and Pisidia.
  • King Darius III of Persia executes Charidemus, a Greek mercenary leader living in exile in Persia, for criticising preparations taken for the Battle of Issus.
  • Alexander has a great victory over the Persians in the Battle of the Issus River in Cilicia, but the Persian Emperor Darius III escapes. Darius leaves behind his wife, his two daughters, his mother Sisygambis, and much of his personal treasure. Darius' family is captured by Alexander and well treated.
  • Alexander makes one of his officers, Nearchus, satrap of the newly conquered Lycia and Pamphylia in Anatolia and he appoints his general, Antigonus, satrap of Phrygia.
  • From Issus, Alexander marches south into Syria and Phoenicia, his object being to isolate the Persian fleet from its bases and so to destroy it as an effective fighting force. The Phoenician cities of Marathus and Aradus do not resist Alexander's armies. Parmenion is sent ahead to try to secure Damascus and its rich booty, including Darius' war chest.
  • After taking Byblos and Sidon, Alexander lays siege to Tyre.
  • In reply to a letter from Darius offering peace, Alexander demands Darius' unconditional surrender.

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