307 BC
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| 307 BC by topic |
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| Gregorian calendar | 307 BC CCCVII BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 447 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXXIII dynasty, 17 |
| - Pharaoh | Ptolemy I Soter, 17 |
| Ancient Greek era | 118th Olympiad, year 2 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4444 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −899 |
| Berber calendar | 644 |
| Buddhist calendar | 238 |
| Burmese calendar | −944 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5202–5203 |
| Chinese calendar | 癸丑年 (Water Ox) 2391 or 2184 — to — 甲寅年 (Wood Tiger) 2392 or 2185 |
| Coptic calendar | −590 – −589 |
| Discordian calendar | 860 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −314 – −313 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3454–3455 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −250 – −249 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2794–2795 |
| Holocene calendar | 9694 |
| Iranian calendar | 928 BP – 927 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 957 BH – 955 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 2027 |
| Minguo calendar | 2218 before ROC 民前2218年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1774 |
| Seleucid era | 5/6 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 236–237 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴水牛年 (female Water-Ox) −180 or −561 or −1333 — to — 阳木虎年 (male Wood-Tiger) −179 or −560 or −1332 |
Year 307 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caecus and Violens (or, less frequently, year 447 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 307 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
Babylonia
- Antigonus makes peace with Seleucus, who is left free to consolidate his kingdom.
- Antigonus founds the city of Antigonia (Syria)[1]
Greece
- The governor (despot) of Athens for 10 years and supporter of Cassander, Demetrius Phalereus, is obliged to flee from Athens on the approach of the Macedonian prince, Demetrius Poliorcetes. He settles in Alexandria[2]
- Demetrius Poliorcetes re-establishes the old Athenian constitution. The grateful Athenians honour Antigonus and Demetrius as divine saviours (theoi soteres).[2]
- Upon becoming ruler of Epirus, Pyrrhus allies himself with his brother-in-law, Demetrius Poliorcetes, son of Antigonus.
Sicily
- The tyrant of Syracuse, Agathocles is forced to return to Syracuse to deal with growing unrest in his Sicilian dominions. Those of Agathocles' army that remain behind in Carthage are soon destroyed.
- The Carthaginian general Hamilcar fails to take Syracuse and is captured and killed.
- The city of Segesta in Sicily is destroyed by Agathocles.
China
- The Chinese King Wuling of Zhao reforms the military of the State of Zhao by putting more emphasis on cavalry over charioteers.
By topic
Philosophy
- Epicureanism, a system of philosophy based upon the teachings of Epicurus, is founded (approximate date).