Editing 308 BC (section)

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

====Mesopotamia/Babylonia====
* [[Antigonus I Monophthalmus|Antigonus]] marches his main army east to confront [[Seleucus I Nicator|Seleucus]]. The Antigonid and Seleucid armies meet somewhere in southern [[Mesopotamia]] or northern [[Babylonia]] and a battle is fought to a draw. The next morning Seleucus launches a surprise attack on Antigonus' camp and wins a simple victory. After his defeat Antigonus gives up on his ambitions to reconquer the eastern provinces.<ref>[[Polyaenus]], ''Stratagems'', Vol. IV 9,1.</ref>
* [[Seleucus I Nicator|Seleucus]] marches east and continues his conquest of the eastern provinces of the [[Alexander the Great|Macedonian Empire]]; the so called Upper [[Satrapies]].

==== Greece ====
* [[Ptolemy I Soter|Ptolemy]] crosses from [[Asia Minor]] into [[Ancient Greece|Greece]], where he takes possession of [[Corinth]], [[Sicyon]] and [[Megara]].<ref name="Diodorus37">{{cite book|last=Siculus|first=Diodorus|title=Library|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/20B*.html#37|volume=XX|chapter=37}}</ref>
* [[Ptolemy I Soter|Ptolemy]] makes peace with  [[Cassander]]<ref name="Diodorus37">{{cite book|last=Siculus|first=Diodorus|title=Library|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/20B*.html#37|volume=XX|chapter=37}}</ref>
* [[Cleopatra of Macedon]] is assassinated by the order of [[Antigonus I Monophthalmus|Antigonus]]<ref name="Diodorus37">{{cite book|last=Siculus|first=Diodorus|title=Library|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/20B*.html#37|volume=XX|chapter=37}}</ref>

==== Italy ====
* The [[Second Samnite War]] escalates when the tribes of the central Apennines, the [[Umbri]]ans, [[Picentes]], and [[Marsian]]s join the war against [[Roman Republic|Rome]]. However, Rome is able to control the uprising.
* The [[Etruscans]] sue for peace with Rome, which is granted by the Romans on severe terms.

==== North Africa ====
* The [[Carthaginians]] send out an army to coerce the Zuphones, a [[Numidians|Numidian]] tribe, back into their alliance with [[Carthage]]; they are successful in their endeavour.<ref name=Diod38>{{cite book|last=Siculus|first=Diodorus|title=Library|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/20B*.html#38|volume=XX|chapter=38}}</ref>
* [[Agathocles of Syracuse|Agathocles]] leaves his main army under the command of his son [[Archagathus (son of Agathocles of Syracuse)|Archagathus]] encamped before [[Tunis]] while he, with a strikeforce of 8,000 infantry, 800 cavalry and 50 chariots, marches after the Carthaginian army.<ref name=Diod38/>
* The Carthaginians send the Numidians to harass Agathocles' strike force, the skirmishing draws in more and more troops until it eventually leeds to a battle which is won by Agathocles.<ref name=Diod38/>
* While Agathocles was in pursuit of the defeated Carthaginian army, the Numidians (who had retreated from the battle earlier on) attack his camp and ride off with a part of his army's booty. Agathocles returns to his camp, divides what is left of the booty (so no one can complain) and sets up a victory trophy.<ref name=Diod39>{{cite book|last=Siculus|first=Diodorus|title=Library|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/20B*.html#39|volume=XX|chapter=39}}</ref>
*Agathocles sends Orthon the Syracusan to [[Cyrene (Libya)|Cyrene]] to request aid in subduing Carthage from [[Ophellas]] ([[Ptolemy I|Ptolemy]]'s governor of [[Cyrenaica]]).<ref name=Diod40>{{cite book|last=Siculus|first=Diodorus|title=Library|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/20B*.html#40|volume=XX|chapter=40}}</ref>
* Ophellas recruits an army of 10,000 infantry, 600 cavalry and 100 chariots for his campaign in support of Agathocles.<ref name=Diod41>{{cite book|last=Siculus|first=Diodorus|title=Library|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/20B*.html#41|volume=XX|chapter=41}}</ref>
* After a arduous march from Cyrenaica to [[Tunesia|Carthaginian Libya]] Ophellas' forces link up with Agathocles' army.<ref name=Diod41/><ref name=Diod42>{{cite book|last=Siculus|first=Diodorus|title=Library|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/20B*.html#42|volume=XX|chapter=42}}</ref>
* Agathocles lures Ophellas into a false sense of security and launches a surprise attack on his camp. Ophellas is killed in the fighting and Agathocles takes over Ophellas' army, adding its numbers to his own.<ref name=Diod42/>
* While the Carthaginian army is away from the city, [[Bomilcar (4th century BC)|Bomilcar]] tries to make himself tyrant of Carthage. He fails and is executed.<ref name=Diod43>{{cite book|last=Siculus|first=Diodorus|title=Library|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/20B*.html#43|volume=XX|chapter=43}}</ref><ref name=Diod44>{{cite book|last=Siculus|first=Diodorus|title=Library|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/20B*.html#44|volume=XX|chapter=44}}</ref>