308 BC

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Year of the Water Buffalo癸丑( at the beginning of the year, water - rat壬子)

Syria: 4 /5 ( year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Empire of Alexander the Great

• Ptolemy I succeed in taking the occupied by the Macedonians under Cassander cities Corinth, Megara and Sicyon. He left Greece after he agreed with Cassander a truce.
• Antigonus I can Cleopatra of Macedon, a daughter of Philip II of Macedon, kill, because she wanted to ally with Ptolemy I.

Western Mediterranean

• Roman troops defeat the Umbrians at Mevania (now Bevagna).
• Umbrians, Picentes and Marsi join forces in the Second Samnitenkrieg with the Samnites against Rome. Nuceria, the last town in Campania, who still stood on the side of the Samnites, the result is the Romans.
• Abolition of the monarchy in Carthage.
• Ophelias, ruler of Cyrene, joins forces with Agathocles of Syracuse against Carthage. As Ophelias arrives with his troops against Carthage, Agathocles can kill him and takes over his army, with the aid of him, though lossy, succeeds victory against Carthage.

Born

• Ptolemy II, King of Egypt ( † 246 BC)

Died

• Bomilcar, Carthaginian politicians
• Cleopatra of Macedon, nobles ( * ca 355 BC)
• Ophelias, Macedonian officer ( * ca 355 BC)

• Year ( 4th century BC)
• 308 BC