304 BC
Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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Thai solar calendar | 239–240 |
Tibetan calendar | 阳火龙年 (male Fire-Dragon) −177 or −558 or −1330 — to — 阴火蛇年 (female Fire-Snake) −176 or −557 or −1329 |
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 Saverrio (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.
- Antigonus then concludes a peace treaty and an alliance with the island state, guaranteeing it autonomy and neutrality in his conflicts with Ptolemy.[3][2]
- Cassander invades Attica and besieges Athens. He captures the island of Salamis off the coast of Athens.
- Demetrius Poliorcetes invades mainland Greece for Asia-Minor, drives Cassander out of central Greece and liberates Athens. In return, the Athenians bestow on him a new religious honour, synnaos (meaning "having the same temple") of the temple of the goddess Athena.
Roman Republic
- The
Sicily
- The tyrant Adriatic.
India
- The .
Births
- Ashoka, Indian emperor and ruler of the Maurya Empire in present-day Eastern India 273–232 BC (d. 232 BC)
- Erasistratus, Greek anatomist and physician (approximate date)
Deaths
In popular culture
- 450 Ab urbe condita is the starting year for the Imperator: Rome grand strategy computer game.
References
- ^ Siculus, Diodorus. "91". Library. Vol. XX.
- ^ a b Siculus, Diodorus. "99". Library. Vol. XX.
- ISBN 0-06-181235-8.
- ISBN 0-06-181235-8.