▁in ▁Europe ▁for ▁naming ▁years . ▁ ▁Events ▁▁ ▁By ▁place ▁▁▁ ▁Pers ian ▁Empire ▁▁ ▁Rh odes ▁falls ▁to ▁Pers ian ▁forces . ▁ ▁P ix od arus , ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁sons ▁of ▁King ▁H ec atom n us ▁of ▁Car ia , ▁g ains ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁sat ra py ▁of ▁Car ia ▁by ▁exp elling ▁his ▁sister ▁Ada , ▁the ▁wid ow ▁and ▁successor ▁of ▁her ▁brother ▁Id rie us . ▁▁ ▁Greece ▁▁ ▁When ▁King ▁Philip ▁II ▁of ▁Mac ed on ▁attacks ▁Per inth us ▁and ▁By z ant ium , ▁King ▁Ar tax er xes ▁III ▁of ▁Pers ia ▁sends ▁support ▁to ▁those ▁cities . ▁ ▁Philip ▁II ▁fails ▁in ▁his ▁sie ge ▁of ▁By z ant ium ▁and ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁attacks ▁by ▁the ▁S cy th ians ▁near ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ube . ▁His ▁son , ▁Alexander ▁is ▁reg ent ▁while ▁his ▁father ▁f ights ▁against ▁By z ant ium ▁and ▁the ▁S cy th ians . ▁ ▁The ▁A then ians ▁give ▁Dem ost hen es ▁a ▁public ▁vote ▁of ▁thanks ▁after ▁Philip ' s ▁un success ful ▁sie ge ▁of ▁By z ant ium . ▁▁ ▁Der ven i ▁pap yrus ▁in ▁a ▁no blem an ' s ▁grave ▁in ▁a ▁ne c ropol is ▁of ▁L ete . ▁▁ ▁Sic ily ▁ ▁H ic et as , ▁the ▁t yr ant ▁of ▁Le ont ini , ▁again ▁persu ades ▁Car th age ▁to ▁send ▁a