304 BC
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304 BC by topic | |
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Gregorian calendar | 304 BC |
Ab urbe condita | 450 |
Armenian calendar | N/A |
Assyrian calendar | 4447 |
Bahá'í calendar | −2147 – −2146 |
Bengali calendar | −896 |
Berber calendar | 647 |
English Regnal year | N/A |
Buddhist calendar | 241 |
Burmese calendar | −941 |
Byzantine calendar | 5205–5206 |
Chinese calendar | 丙辰年 (Fire Dragon) 2393 or 2333 — to — 丁巳年 (Fire Snake) 2394 or 2334 |
Coptic calendar | −587 – −586 |
Discordian calendar | 863 |
Ethiopian calendar | −311 – −310 |
Hebrew calendar | 3457–3458 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | −247 – −246 |
- Shaka Samvat | N/A |
- Kali Yuga | 2798–2799 |
Holocene calendar | 9697 |
Igbo calendar | −1303 – −1302 |
Iranian calendar | 925 BP – 924 BP |
Islamic calendar | 953 BH – 952 BH |
Japanese calendar | N/A |
Juche calendar | N/A |
Julian calendar | N/A |
Korean calendar | 2030 |
Minguo calendar | 2215 before ROC 民前2215年 |
Thai solar calendar | 240 |
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Year 304 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sophus and Severrio (or, less frequently, year 450 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 304 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
- The siege of Rhodes ends after a year as Demetrius Poliorcetes meets with obstinate resistance from the citizens of Rhodes who are supported by Ptolemy (thereby earning Ptolemy the title of Soter (Saviour)). Antigonus then concludes a peace treaty and an alliance with the island state, guaranteeing it autonomy and neutrality in his conflicts with Ptolemy.[1]
- Cassander invades Attica and besieges Athens. Demetrius Poliorcetes drives Cassander out of central Greece and liberates Athens. In return, the Athenians bestow on him a new religious honour, synnaos ("having the same temple") of the temple of the goddess Athena.
Roman Republic
- The second Samnite war formally ends with a peace agreement in which the Samnites obtain peace on terms that are severe but not as crushing as those agreed by the Romans with the Etruscans four years earlier. Under the peace, Rome gains no territory, but the Samnites renounce their hegemony over Campania. Rome is also successful in ending the revolts amongst the tribes surrounding Roman territory.[1]
Sicily
- The tyrant Agathocles takes on the title of King of Sicily. He extends his influence into southern Italy and the Adriatic.
India
- The Mauryan emperor Chandragupta defeats Seleucos I as he tries to invade India.
Births
- Ashoka the Great, Indian emperor and ruler of the Maurya Empire in present-day eastern India 273–232 BC (d. 232 BC)
Deaths
References
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