- 304 BC
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Events
By place
Greece
*The siege of
Rhodes ends after a year asDemetrius Poliorcetes meets with obstinate resistance from the citizens of Rhodes who are supported by Ptolemy (thereby earning Ptolemy the title of Soter (Saviour)). Antigonus then concludes a peace treaty and an alliance with the island state, guaranteeing it autonomy and neutrality in his conflicts with Ptolemy.
*Cassander invadesAttica and besiegesAthens . Demetrius Poliorcetes drives Cassander out of central Greece and liberates Athens. In return, the Athenians bestow on him a new religious honour, synnaos ("having the same temple") of the temple of the goddessAthena .Roman Republic
*The
second Samnite war formally ends with a peace agreement in which theSamnites obtain peace on terms that are severe but not as crushing as those agreed by the Romans with theEtruscans four years earlier. Under the peace, Rome gains no territory, but the Samnites renounce their hegemony overCampania . Rome is also successful in ending the revolts amongst the tribes surrounding Roman territory.icily
*The tyrant
Agathocles takes on the title of King ofSicily . He extends his influence into southernItaly and theAdriatic .India
* The
Maurya n emperorChandragupta defeats Seleucos I as he tries to invadeIndia .Births
* Asoka the Great,
India n emperor and ruler of theMaurya Empire in present-day easternIndia from 273 to232 BC (his death)Deaths
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