404 B.C.	Surrender of Athens to Sparta: End of the Peloponnesian War. Installation of Oligarchy of the Thirty in Athens. Factional Struggle in Sparta over foreign policy. Accession of King Artaxerxes II (404-358 B.C.) of Persia
403 B.C.	Fall of Thirty & Restoration of Athenian Democracy
401 B.C.	MARCH OF THE TEN THOUSAND: Expedition of Cyrus the Younger. Battle of Cunaxa and Retreat of 10,000 under Xenophon (401-399 B.C.). Sparta occupies Ionia.
400 B.C.	Outbreak of War between Sparta and Persia
399 B.C.	TRIAL OF SOCRATES. Accession of Agesilaus II (399-360 B.C.) as King of Sparta
396-95 B.C.	Agesilaus' Invasion of Asia Minor
395-86 B.C.	CORINTHIAN WAR. Athens, Thebes, Argos, & Corinth vs. Sparta
394 B.C.	Battle of Cnidus. Conon defeats Spartan navy. Rebuilding of Long Walls of Athens & Athenian navy
392 B.C.	Union of Argos and Corinth (isopoliteia)
387/6 B.C.	PEACE OF ANTALCIDAS or KING'S PEACE: End of Corinthian War. Surrender of the Greeks of Asia to Persia; end of Argive-Corinthian Union; dissolution of Boeotian League. SPARTA SUPREME IN MAINLAND GREECE
386-71 B.C.	THE SPARTAN HEGEMONY
382 B.C.	Spartans seize Cadmea, citadel of Thebes
380 B.C.	Panegyricus of Isocrates: Call for Panhellenic Unity
379 B.C.	Sparta suppresses Chalcidian League
378 B.C.	Democratic Rising in Thebes under Pelopidas & Epaminondas. Athenian-Theban Alliance
377 B.C.	Foundation of Second Athenian Confederacy
371 B.C.	BATTLE OF LEUCTRA: Epaminondas crushes Spartan army. THE THEBAN HEGEMONY (371-362 B.C.)
370/69 B.C.	Theban Invasion of Peloponnesus; Liberation of Messenians and foundation of Messene.
362 B.C.	BATTLE OF MANTINEA: Death of Epaminondas.
360 B.C.	Death of King Agesilaus in Egypt
359 B.C.	Death of King Perdiccas III of Macedon. ACCESSION OF KING PHILIP II OF MACEDON

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