373 BC.

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Events

Politics and world affairs
In the war with the Egyptians, the Persians succeeded in footing on a side arm of the Nile. However, a counter-offensive by the Egyptians under Pharaoh Nektanebos I throws back the Persians, who then stop the attacks on Egypt.
373 or 374 BC: Nicocles becomes king of Salamis in Cyprus after the death of his father Euagoras I.

Religion
The Temple of Apollo is built in Delphi, the seat of the Delphi Oracle.

Disasters

Winter: A strong seaquake in the Gulf of Corinth triggers a tidal wave that completely destroys the important Greek city of Helike and costs the lives of almost all inhabitants. The water does not flow back after the wave has subsided, but for several centuries forms a lagoon from which the ruins of the city protrude. The cities of Aigai, Olenos and Rhypes are also abandoned by the population because of their desolate condition. This natural disaster is seen by some as a historical background for the legend of the sinking of Atlantis. It was associated by contemporaries with the appearance of the Great Comet of 373 BC.

Died
373 or 374 BC: Euagoras I, King of Salamis (* circa 435 BC)