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	Year '''300 ~~BBC~~''' was a year of the ]. At the time it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Corvus and Pansa''' (or, less frequently, '''year 454 '']'''''). The denomination 300 ~~BBC~~ for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the ] ] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years~~. B.B.C is the abbreviation for before the Common/Current/Christian Era (an alternative to Before Christ, abbreviated BBC)~~.		Year '''300 BC''' was a year of the ]. At the time it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Corvus and Pansa''' (or, less frequently, '''year 454 '']'''''). The denomination 300 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the ] ] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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	* ], the King of ], is taken as a hostage to ] after the ] and makes a diplomatic marriage with the princess Antigone, daughter of ] and ].		* ], the King of ], is taken as a hostage to ] after the ] and makes a diplomatic marriage with the princess Antigone, daughter of ] and ].
	* Ptolemy concludes an alliance with King ] of ] and gives him his daughter ] in marriage.		* Ptolemy concludes an alliance with King ] of ] and gives him his daughter ] in marriage.

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	* After the death of his wife ], Seleucus marries ], daughter of ].		* After the death of his wife ], Seleucus marries ], daughter of ].

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Calendar year

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	4th century BC 3rd century BC 2nd century BC
Decades:	320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC
Years:	303 BC 302 BC 301 BC 300 BC 299 BC 298 BC 297 BC

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300 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	300 BC CCC BC
Ab urbe condita	454
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 24
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy I Soter, 24
Ancient Greek era	120th Olympiad (victor )¹
Assyrian calendar	4451
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−892
Berber calendar	651
Buddhist calendar	245
Burmese calendar	−937
Byzantine calendar	5209–5210
Chinese calendar	庚申年 (Metal Monkey) 2398 or 2191 — to — 辛酉年 (Metal Rooster) 2399 or 2192
Coptic calendar	−583 – −582
Discordian calendar	867
Ethiopian calendar	−307 – −306
Hebrew calendar	3461–3462
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−243 – −242
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2801–2802
Holocene calendar	9701
Iranian calendar	921 BP – 920 BP
Islamic calendar	949 BH – 948 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2034
Minguo calendar	2211 before ROC 民前2211年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1767
Seleucid era	12/13 AG
Thai solar calendar	243–244
Tibetan calendar	阳金猴年 (male Iron-Monkey) −173 or −554 or −1326 — to — 阴金鸡年 (female Iron-Rooster) −172 or −553 or −1325

A sick child brought into the Temple of Asclepieion, by Waterhouse (1877)

Year 300 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Corvus and Pansa (or, less frequently, year 454 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 300 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

Pilgrims travel to the healing temples of Asclepieion to be cured of their ills. After a ritual purification the followers bring offerings or sacrifices.

Egypt

Pyrrhus, the King of Epirus, is taken as a hostage to Egypt after the Battle of Ipsus and makes a diplomatic marriage with the princess Antigone, daughter of Ptolemy and Berenice.
Ptolemy concludes an alliance with King Lysimachus of Thrace and gives him his daughter Arsinoe II in marriage.

China

Warring States period

Seleucid Empire

Seleucus founds the city of Antioch, some 20 miles up the Orontes River, naming it after his father.
After the death of his wife Apama, Seleucus marries Stratonice, daughter of Demetrius Poliorcetes.

By topic

Art

In Pella, the capital of Macedonia, the artist Gnosis creates his Stag Hunt mosaic floor decoration.

References

"Antioch modern and ancient city, south-central Turkey". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

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