Decade · 309 BCE – 300 BCE
The world in the 300s BCE
From 309 BCE to 300 BCE the atlas holds 94 states standing at some time. 10 things began - Chola dynasty, Ptolemaic Kingdom and Antigonid dynasty among them - and 5 ended; 10 people were born and 12 died, 2 of all these dated only to the decade.
What began in the 300s BCE
By kind, the best known first.
States 5
- Chola dynasty · state · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Ptolemaic Kingdom · state · 305 – 30 BCE
- Antigonid dynasty · state · 306 – 168 BCE
- Pandya dynasty · state · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Thaton kingdom · state · 300 BCE – 1057 CE
Wars and battles 5
- Battle of Ipsus · battle · 301 BCE
- Battle of Salamis · battle · 306 BCE
- Siege of Rhodes · battle · 305 – 304 BCE
- Battle of Bovianum · battle · 305 BCE
- Seleucid–Mauryan War · war · 305 – 303 BCE
What ended in the 300s BCE
States 1
- Argead dynasty · state · 700 – 309 BCE
Wars and battles 4
- Siege of Rhodes · battle · 305 – 304 BCE
- Babylonian War · war · 311 – 309 BCE
- Seleucid–Mauryan War · war · 305 – 303 BCE
- Second Samnite War · war · 326 – 304 BCE
Born and died
Born 10
- Ashoka · politician · 304 – 232 BCE
- Ptolemy II Philadelphus · ruler · 308 – 246 BCE
- Hiero II of Syracuse · military leader · 308 – 215 BCE
- Nicomedes I of Bithynia · person · 300 – 250 BCE
- Hannibal Gisco · military leader · 300 – 258 BCE
- Mithridates III of Pontus · monarch · 301 – 201 BCE
- King Xiaowen of Qin · monarch · 302 – 250 BCE
- Lucius Cornelius Scipio · politician · 306 – 250 BCE
- Marcus Junius Pera · politician · 301 – 261 BCE
- Gaius Fabius Pictor · politician · 302 – 301 BCE
Died 12
- Alexander IV of Macedon · ruler · 323 – 309 BCE
- Antigonus I Monophthalmus · military leader · 382 – 301 BCE
- Nearchus · explorer · 356 – 300 BCE
- Polyperchon · military officer · 394 – 303 BCE
- Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus · politician · 355 – 301 BCE
- Titus Manlius Imperiosus Torquatus · politician · 380 – 302 BCE
- King Wu of Qin · ruler · 329 – 307 BCE
- Lucius Volumnius Flamma Violens · politician · 340 – 301 BCE
- Publius Cornelius Rufinus · politician · 320 – 301 BCE
- Gaius Fabius Pictor · politician · 302 – 301 BCE
- Servius Cornelius Lentulus · politician · 340 – 303 BCE
- Publius Cornelius Scapula · politician · 375 – 301 BCE
States of the 300s BCE
The states that stood at some time in the 300s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 309 BCE.
Europe15 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE
- Roman Republic · 509 – 27 BCE
- Macedonia · 808 – 167 BCE · Alexander IV of Macedon, king of Macedonia since 322 BCE
- Etruscan civilization · 750 – 265 BCE
- Scythians · 700 – 201 BCE
- Peloponnesian War · 323 – 257 BCE
- Colchis · 1701 – 164 BCE
and 7 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa26 states
- Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE · Alexander IV of Macedon, pharaoh since 322 BCE
- Babylon · 1894 BCE – 1 CE
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Phoenicia · 2500 – 64 BCE
- Seleucid Empire · 312 – 63 BCE · Seleucus I Nicator, Seleucid ruler since 312 BCE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Cyrenaica · 331 – 92 BCE
and 18 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia16 states
- Maurya Empire · 322 – 185 BCE · Chandragupta Maurya, Mauryan Emperor since 321 BCE
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Yuezhi · 404 BCE – 42 CE
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Kalinga · 301 – 261 BCE
- Avanti · 701 – 301 BCE
- Malla · 601 – 301 BCE
and 8 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia25 states
- Zhou dynasty · 1101 – 256 BCE · King Nan of Zhou, king since 314 BCE
- Warring States period · 476 – 221 BCE · King Nan of Zhou, Chinese king since 315 BCE
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Zhongshan · 366 – 292 BCE
- Old Chosŏn · 2333 – 108 BCE
- Chu (state) · 722 – 223 BCE
- Qin · 905 – 221 BCE · King Wu of Qin, Chinese king since 310 BCE
- Yan (state) · 750 – 223 BCE
and 17 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania2 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
Location unknown10 states
- Argead dynasty · 700 – 309 BCE · Alexander IV of Macedon, king of Macedonia since 322 BCE
- Kambojas · 301 BCE
- Chedi kingdom · 601 – 301 BCE
- Eastern Ye · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Qedarites · 801 – 201 BCE
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Dao · 1001 – 222 BCE
- Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
and 2 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 329 BCE – 280 BCE: every state, war and life of the 300s BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 304 BCE: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.