307 BC Chr.

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307 BC Chr.
Map to the war in Africa. Carthaginian territory red (after LI Manfredi, La politica amministrativa di Cartagine in Africa, Rome 2003); the main cities conquered by Agathocles blue
The Africa campaign of Agathocles of Syracuse against Carthage fails.
307 BC In other calendars
Buddhist calendar 237/238 (southern Buddhism); 236/237 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana )
Chinese calendar 39th (40th) cycle , year of the wood tiger 甲寅 ​​( at the beginning of the year water buffalo 癸丑)
Greek calendar 1./2. Year of the 118th Olympiad
Jewish calendar 3454/55
Roman calendar from urbe condita CDXLVII (447)
Seleucid era Babylon: 4/5 (New Year April); Syria: 5/6 (New Year October)

Events

Western Mediterranean

  • Appius Claudius Caecus becomes consul in Rome .
  • Victory of the Romans over the Samnites in the Second Samnite War at Allifae.
  • The Hernics , traditionally allies of Rome, join the Samnites against Rome after the Romans captured some of the Hernic citizens.
  • The African campaign of Agathocles of Syracuse against Carthage fails; while Agathocles returned to Sicily in November, his army in Africa had to capitulate to the Carthaginians.

Empire of Alexander the Great