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Year '''385 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Tribunate of Capitolinus, Cornelius, Capitolinus, Papirius, Capitolinus and Fidenas''' (or, less frequently, '''year 369 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 385 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 ==
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=== By place ===

==== Greece ====
* [[Jason of Pherae]] becomes [[tyrant]] of [[Thessaly]].
* [[Dionysius I of Syracuse]] attempts to restore [[Alcetas I of Epirus]] to the throne.
* [[Bardyllis]] becomes king of [[Illyria]] and the [[Dardani]] and establishes the Bardyllian Dynasty.
* [[Mantinea]] gets destroyed by [[Sparta]] and their subdued thebans allies.

=== By topic ===

==== Education ====
* [[Plato]] forms his [[Academy]], teaching [[mathematics]], [[astronomy]] and other [[science]]s as well as [[philosophy]]. It is dedicated to the Attic hero [[Akademos|Academus]]. Philanthropists bear all costs; students pay no fees.

==== Astronomy ====
* [[Democritus]] announces that the [[Milky Way]] is composed of many [[star]]s.<ref>[http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Sciences/Physics/aboutphysics/physicstimeline/1799/1799.htm Cartage.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060826210245/http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Sciences/Physics/aboutphysics/physicstimeline/1799/1799.htm |date=August 26, 2006 }}</ref>
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== Births ==
* [[Mentor of Rhodes]], Greek [[mercenary]] and [[satrap]] (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[Camissares]], Persian satrap of [[Cilicia]]
* [[Chuzi II]], Chinese ruler of the [[Zhou dynasty|Zhou Dynasty]] (approximate date)

== References ==
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