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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:	389 BC 388 BC 387 BC 386 BC 385 BC 384 BC 383 BC

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386 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	386 BC CCCLXXXVI BC
Ab urbe condita	368
Ancient Egypt era	XXIX dynasty, 13
- Pharaoh	Hakor, 8
Ancient Greek era	98th Olympiad, year 3
Assyrian calendar	4365
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−978
Berber calendar	565
Buddhist calendar	159
Burmese calendar	−1023
Byzantine calendar	5123–5124
Chinese calendar	甲午年 (Wood Horse) 2312 or 2105 — to — 乙未年 (Wood Goat) 2313 or 2106
Coptic calendar	−669 – −668
Discordian calendar	781
Ethiopian calendar	−393 – −392
Hebrew calendar	3375–3376
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−329 – −328
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2715–2716
Holocene calendar	9615
Iranian calendar	1007 BP – 1006 BP
Islamic calendar	1038 BH – 1037 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	1948
Minguo calendar	2297 before ROC 民前2297年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1853
Thai solar calendar	157–158
Tibetan calendar	阳木马年 (male Wood-Horse) −259 or −640 or −1412 — to — 阴木羊年 (female Wood-Goat) −258 or −639 or −1411

Year 386 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Camillus, Cornelius, Fidenas, Cincinnatus, Pulvillus and Poplicola (or, less frequently, year 368 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 386 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

Persian Empire

Freed from Spartan attacks by the Peace of Antalcidas ("King's Peace") of the previous year, Persia turns to quieting Cyprus and Egypt. Owing to the skill of King Evagoras of Cyprus and of Egypt's Greek mercenary general Chabrias, these wars drag on for the rest of the decade.

Sicily

Dionysius I of Syracuse extends the influence and trade of Syracuse to the Adriatic, establishing colonies at Adria, Ancona and Issa.

China

The Chinese city of Handan is founded by the State of Zhao.

Births

Rhydondis, Greek mercenary (approximate date)

Deaths

Aristophanes, Greek playwright (b. c. 456 BC)