298 BC Chr.

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Heads of state

298 BC Chr.
Samnite soldiers from a grave frieze in Nola, 4th century BC
The Third Samnite War begins.
298 BC In other calendars
Buddhist calendar 246/247 (southern Buddhism); 245/246 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana )
Chinese calendar 39th (40th) cycle , year of the water-pig 癸亥 ( at the beginning of the year water-dog 壬戌)
Greek calendar 2nd / 3rd Year of the 120th Olympiad
Jewish calendar 3463/64
Roman calendar from urbe condita CDLVI (456)
Seleucid era Babylon: 13/14 (turn of the year April); Syria: 14/15 (turn of the year October)

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Born

  • around 298 BC Chr .: Xunzi , Chinese philosopher of the Confucian school († around 220 BC)