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| ==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| ===By place=== | ===By place=== | ||
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====Babylonia==== | ||
| * ] orders ], one of his generals, to invade ] from the east and his son ] to attack it from the west. Nicanor assembles a large force but his force is surprised and defeated by ] at the river ], and his troops are either cut to pieces or defected to the enemy. Similarly, Demetrius Poliorcetes fails to oust Seleucus. | |||
| *], the Regent of Macedon, probably has the boy-king ] and his mother ] secretly murdered at some point during this year, although the dead king is still recognized officially for five more years. | |||
| *] comes up against ] in ]. There is considerable fighting within the city between supporters of the rival generals. | |||
| ⚫ | *Antigonia Troas (later known as ]) and Antigoneia (later known as ]) are founded by ]. | ||
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====Asia Minor==== | ||
| * ] attacks ], territory held by Antigonus. | |||
| * ]: The ] under ] defeated the ]s during the ] and was forced to make peace. | |||
| ⚫ | * The cities of Antigonia Troas (later known as ]) and Antigoneia (later known as ]) are founded by ]. | ||
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====Sicily==== | ||
| * |
* The tyrant of ] ] escapes from the siege of the city by the ] and carries the war with the Carthaginians back into his enemy's territory. | ||
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====Roman Republic==== | ||
| * ] deals with renewed trouble from the ], who are persuaded by the ] to cease their alliance with the Romans. At the ], the ] under ] defeat the ]. | |||
| ====Art==== | |||
| *''Alexander the Great confronts Darius III at the Battle of Issos'', ] painting, perhaps by ] or ] of ] is painted. (Approximate date) Roman mosaic copy is at ], ], ]. | |||
| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| *], |
* ], Greek astronomer and mathematician (d. c. ]) | ||
| *], Greek astronomer and mathematician | |||
| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| *] | * ] | ||
| *], Greek merchant, geographer and explorer | * ], Greek merchant, geographer and explorer | ||
| ] | ] | ||
Revision as of 21:59, 24 February 2007
| Years BC: | ] ] ] 310 BC ] ] ] |
| Centuries: | ] · ] · ] |
| Decades: | ] ] ] ] ] ] ] |
| Years: | ] ] ] 310 BC ] ] ] |
| Gregorian calendar | 310 BC CCCX BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 444 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXXIII dynasty, 14 |
| - Pharaoh | Ptolemy I Soter, 14 |
| Ancient Greek era | 117th Olympiad, year 3 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4441 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −903 – −902 |
| Berber calendar | 641 |
| Buddhist calendar | 235 |
| Burmese calendar | −947 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5199–5200 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 2388 or 2181 — to — 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 2389 or 2182 |
| Coptic calendar | −593 – −592 |
| Discordian calendar | 857 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −317 – −316 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3451–3452 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −253 – −252 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2791–2792 |
| Holocene calendar | 9691 |
| Iranian calendar | 931 BP – 930 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 960 BH – 959 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 2024 |
| Minguo calendar | 2221 before ROC 民前2221年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1777 |
| Seleucid era | 2/3 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 233–234 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) −183 or −564 or −1336 — to — 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) −182 or −563 or −1335 |
Events
By place
Babylonia
- Antigonus orders Nicanor, one of his generals, to invade Babylonia from the east and his son Demetrius Poliorcetes to attack it from the west. Nicanor assembles a large force but his force is surprised and defeated by Seleucus at the river Tigris, and his troops are either cut to pieces or defected to the enemy. Similarly, Demetrius Poliorcetes fails to oust Seleucus.
Asia Minor
- Ptolemy attacks Cilicia, territory held by Antigonus.
- The cities of Antigonia Troas (later known as Alexandria Troas) and Antigoneia (later known as Nicaea) are founded by Antigonus I Monophthalmus.
Sicily
- The tyrant of Syracuse Agathocles escapes from the siege of the city by the Carthaginians and carries the war with the Carthaginians back into his enemy's territory.
Roman Republic
- Rome deals with renewed trouble from the Etruscans, who are persuaded by the Samnites to cease their alliance with the Romans. At the Battle of Lake Vadimo, the Romans under Q. Fabius Rullianus defeat the Etruscan.
Births
- Aristarchus of Samos, Greek astronomer and mathematician (d. c. 230 BC)
Deaths
- Heraclitus of Heraclea
- Pytheas, Greek merchant, geographer and explorer