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This page concerns the year 343 of the Julian Proleptic calendar.

Events

Early year: Philocrates is accused of high treason by Hyperide. He left Athens and was sentenced to death in absentia.
Spring:
arrival of the Carthaginian fleet of Magon in the port of Syracuse to support Hicétas.
Philip II of Macedonia sent the Byzantine Python to Athens to amend the peace of Philocrates; Demosthenes response (Philippine second). A Persian embassy is warmly welcomed in Athens. Thebes and Argos send aid to Persia against Cyprus.
Summer: trial on the embassy brought by Demosthenes in Eschina, which is acquitted in a narrow manner.

23 July (9 July of the Roman calendar): beginning in Rome of the Consulate of Marcus Valerius Corvus III and Aulus Cornelius Cossus Arvina.
First Rome War against the Samnites, for the control of Capua (finally in 341 BC). The Samnites, allies of Rome since 354 B.C., attacked the Sidicins, the Allied people of Capua, and Capua herself. The Roman Senate, faithful to its allies, refuses to intervene. The Capouans then offered to Rome the deditio of their city (the delivery of their city). The alliance with Capua represents for Rome strong military (cavalry) and economic benefits (rich wheat ground), and allows the encircling of Eques, Flights and possibly Latins. Rome decides to intervene. The Senate ordered the Samnites to respect a territory which had become Roman. On their refusal, the Roman army led by Mr Valerius Corvus beat them at Mount Gaurus and Suessuela. Military tribune Publius Decius Mus ensures victory. A peace treaty concluded in 341 BC will leave Capua and Campania in Rome.

End of summer: Denys the Young abdication, driven from Syracuse by the Corinthian Timoleon. Denys the Young capitulates to the conditions of Timoleon: the tyrant leaves for Corinth where he will lead the life of a schoolmaster. In Syracuse, however, many neighbourhoods remain controlled by Hicétas and the Carthaginian Admiral. The rarity of the fighting leaves time for Greek soldiers on both sides to fish. They're starting to fraternize. Magon, who feared an agreement from the Greek troops, preferred to leave Sicily. Timoleon only ran away from Hicétas and took control of the whole city. To avoid being suspected of tyranny, he razed the ramparts of Ortygia and the palace of Denys. Democracy is restored (344–317 BC). Wartime Timoleon against the small tyrants of the Sicilian cities (343/339 BC).

October 3: Consul Valerius triumphed over the Samnites in Rome.
October 5th: Consul Cornelius triumphed over the Samnites in Rome.

Autumn: Artaxerxes III walks on Egypt with the help of Greek mercenaries (, , more than 300 trier and 500 other transport ships). The cities of the delta fall and submit. Nectanebo II, first retreated to Memphis, fled south, then fled to Upper Egypt and then without doubt