- 392 BC
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Events
By place
Persian Empire
* The Persian general,
Struthas is dispatched by KingArtaxerxes II to take command of thesatrapy ofSardis , replacing Tiribazus, and to pursue an anti-Spartan policy.Greece
* The
Sparta ns dispatch an ambassador,Antalcidas , to the Persiansatrap Tiribazus , hoping to turn the Persians against the allies by informing them ofConon 's use of the Persian fleet to begin rebuilding the Athenian empire. Learning of this, the Athenians send an embassy led by Conon to present their case to the Persians atSardis . Alarmed by Conon's actions, Tiribazus arrests him, and secretly provides the Spartans with money to equip a fleet. Although Conon quickly escapes, he dies inCyprus without returning to Athens.
* A peace conference between the Greek city-states is held in Sparta.Andocides , Athenian orator and politician, goes with three colleagues to negotiate peace with Sparta. The conference is unsuccessful and Athens rejects the terms and exiles the ambassadors.icily
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Dionysius I of Syracuse , having increased his power over the native Sicilians (Sicels ), is now attacked by a second Carthaginian expedition. He is forced to ally himself with the Sicels. The Carthaginian army, under Mago, is defeated, makes peace, and returns to Carthage. The treaty with Carthage is advantageous to Dionysius.By topic
Art
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Isocrates sets up a school ofrhetoric inChios .Births
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Deaths
* Conon, Athenian general
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