340 BC

Centuries: 5th century BC – 4th century BC – 3rd century BC

Decades: 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC – 340s BC – 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC

Years: 345 BC 344 BC 343 BC 342 BC 341 BC – 340 BC – 339 BC 338 BC 337 BC 336 BC 335 BC

Events

• Battle of the Crimissus – Timoleon defeats the Carthaginian invaders of Sicily
• Rhodes falls to Persian forces

Births

• Chinese poet Chu Yuan

Deaths