342 BC

Centuries:	5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC
Decades:	370s BC 360s BC 350s BC - 340s BC - 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC
Years:	345 BC 344 BC 343 BC - 342 BC - 341 BC 340 BC 339 BC

342 BC by topic
Politics
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**342 BC in other calendars**
Gregorian calendar	342 BC
Ab urbe condita	412
Armenian calendar	N/A
Bahá'í calendar	-2185 – -2184
Buddhist calendar	203
Chinese calendar	2295/2355 ([[Sexagenary cycle\|]]年) — to — 2296/2356 ([[Sexagenary cycle\|]]年)
Ethiopian calendar	-349 – -348
Hebrew calendar	3419 – 3420
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	-286 – -285
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2760 – 2761
Holocene calendar	9659
Iranian calendar	963 BP – 962 BP
Islamic calendar	993 BH – 992 BH
Japanese calendar
- Imperial Year	Kōki 319 (皇紀319年)
- Jōmon Era	9659
Julian calendar	-296
Korean calendar	1992
Thai solar calendar	202
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The Greek philospher, Aristotle, is invited by Philip II to his capital at Pella to tutor his son, Alexander. As the leading intellectual figure in Greece, Aristotle is commissioned to prepare Alexander for his future role as a military leader.
Philip begins a series of campaigns in Thrace with the aim of annexing it to be a province of Macedonia. When the Macedonian army approaches Thracian Chersonese (the Gallipoli Peninsula), an Athenian general named Diopeithes ravages this district of Thrace, thus inciting Philip's rage for operating too near one of his towns in the Chersonese. Philip demands his recall. In response, the Athenian Assembly is convened. Demosthenes convinces the Athenians not to recall Diopeithes.

The Corinthian general Timoleon spreads his rule over Sicily, removing a number of other tyrants and preparing Sicily for another threatened Carthaginian invasion.

The Battle of Mount Gaurus is fought between the Romans and the Samnites. The battle is a success for the Romans, who, it is said, are led by Marcus Valerius Corvus. Fought at the foot of Mount Gaurus, near Cumae, it is the most notable engagement of the First Samnite War.

In the course of the Warring States Period, the army of the state of Qi defeats the army of the state of Wei in the Battle of Maling.