383 BC

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	5th century BC 4th century BC 3rd century BC
Decades:	400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC
Years:	386 BC 385 BC 384 BC 383 BC 382 BC 381 BC 380 BC

383 BC in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	383 BC CCCLXXXIII BC
Ab urbe condita	371
Ancient Egypt era	XXIX dynasty, 16
- Pharaoh	Hakor, 11
Ancient Greek era	99th Olympiad, year 2
Assyrian calendar	4368
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−975
Berber calendar	568
Buddhist calendar	162
Burmese calendar	−1020
Byzantine calendar	5126–5127
Chinese calendar	丁酉年 (Fire Rooster) 2315 or 2108     — to — 戊戌年 (Earth Dog) 2316 or 2109
Coptic calendar	−666 – −665
Discordian calendar	784
Ethiopian calendar	−390 – −389
Hebrew calendar	3378–3379
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−326 – −325
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2718–2719
Holocene calendar	9618
Iranian calendar	1004 BP – 1003 BP
Islamic calendar	1035 BH – 1034 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	1951
Minguo calendar	2294 before ROC 民前2294年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1850
Thai solar calendar	160–161
Tibetan calendar	阴火鸡年 (female Fire-Rooster) −256 or −637 or −1409     — to — 阳土狗年 (male Earth-Dog) −255 or −636 or −1408

Year 383 BC was of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Poplicola, Capitolinu, Rufus, Flavus, Mamercinus and Trebonius (or, less frequently, year 371 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 383 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Greece

• King Amyntas III of Macedon, forms a temporary alliance with the Chalcidian League, a confederation of cities of the Chalcidice peninsula, east of Macedonia. Sparta, whose policy is to keep Greeks disunited, sends an expedition northwards to disrupt the Chalcidian League.
• The Spartan commander Phoebidas, who is passing through Boeotia on campaign, takes advantage of civil strife within Thebes to gain entrance to the city for his troops. Once inside, he seizes the Cadmeia (the citadel of Thebes), and forces the anti-Spartan party to flee the city. The government of Thebes is placed in the hands of the pro-Spartan party, backed by a Spartan garrison based in the Cadmeia. Many of the previous leaders of Thebes are driven into exile. Epaminondas, although associated with the anti-Spartan faction, is allowed to remain.

By topic

Astronomy

• The 19 year lunar cycle is introduced into the Babylonian calendar.

Religion

• The second Buddhist council is convened by king Kalasoka and held at Vaisali.