371 BC

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

Decades: 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC – 370s BC – 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC

376 BC 375 BC 374 BC 373 BC 372 BC – 371 BC – 370 BC 369 BC 368 BC 367 BC 366 BC

Events

• Battle of Leuctra, which ends the Spartan hegemony and initiates the beginning of the Theban hegemony
• A fresh peace congress is summoned at Sparta to ratify the Peace of Callias.
• Agesipolis II succeeds his father Cleombrotus I as king of Sparta.

Births

• Mencius, Chinese philosopher (approximate date)

Deaths

• Cleombrotus I, king of Sparta (died in the battle of Leuctra)