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Ab urbe condita 447
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Assyrian calendar 4444
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−180 or −561 or −1333
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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.

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Babylonia

  • Antigonus makes peace with Seleucus, who is left free to consolidate his empire in the east.

Syria

Asia Minor

Greece

  • At the beginning of June (the 26th day of the Attic month of Thargelion: Plut. Dem. 8,3) Demetrius, son of Antigonus, launches a surprise attack on Pireaus, Athens' harbour, his forces are able to secure control of the entire port city, except the fortress on the Mounychia which remains in the hands of Dionysius, the commander of Cassander's garrison in Athens.
  • Demetrius of Phalerum, who ruled Athens for 10 years with the support of Cassander, recognizes his possition has become untenable. He opens up negotiations, and after several diplomatic exchanges involving Aristodemus of Miletus, Antigonus top diplomat, he is given safe conduct to Thebes. Eventually he settles in Alexandria [2]
  • Demetrius captures the fortress on the Mounychia and razes it to the ground. The old democracy, with the old constitution, is re-establishes in Athens under the leadership of Stratocles and Demochares. The grateful Athenians honour Antigonus and Demetrius as divine saviours (theoi soteres). [2]
  • Demetrius captures Megara and there he restores the old constitution as well. [3]
  • Antigonus gives Athens control of the island of Lemnos and Imbros. [4]
  • Upon becoming ruler of Epirus, Pyrrhus allies himself with his brother-in-law, Demetrius and through him with Antigonus.

Sicily

  • The tyrant of Syracuse, Agathocles, is forced to return to Syracuse to deal with growing unrest in his Sicilian dominions. Agathocles' expeditionary army, that remain behind in Africa, near Carthage, is 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.

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Philosophy

  • Epicureanism, a system of philosophy based upon the teachings of Epicurus, is founded (approximate date).

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References

  1. ↑ Siculus, Diodorus. "47". Library. Vol. XX.
  2. 1 2 Siculus, Diodorus. "46". Library. Vol. XX.
  3. ↑ Diod. XX 46,3; Plut. Dem. 9,2-6.
  4. ↑ Diod. XX 46,4.
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