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Year '''307''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCCVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Wednesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Severus and Maximinus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1060 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 307 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 ==
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=== By place ===

==== Roman Empire ====
* Winter: Emperor [[Galerius]] wins his second victory over the [[Sarmatians]].
* Galerius sends [[Valerius Severus]] with the army of [[northern Italy]], to suppress the rebellion in Rome. However, faced with their former emperor [[Maximian]], the soldiers desert him, and Severus flees to [[Ravenna]]. Maximian besieges Severus in Ravenna, who then surrenders. Maxentius makes Severus a hostage, in an attempt to keep Galerius at bay.
* Summer: Anticipating an offensive by Galerius, Maximian travels to [[Gaul]] to make an alliance with [[Constantine I]]. 
* Late summer or autumn: Galerius invades Italy but Maxentius remains behind the walls of [[Rome]]. Galerius finds he cannot besiege the city, and the image of an emperor making efforts against Rome hurts Galerius' image among the troops. The fact that Maxentius is his son-in-law does not help, and Maxentius makes an effort to bribe Galerius' troops. Galerius unsuccessfully attempts to negotiate, and recognizing Maxentius' attempts at bribery and the danger of being trapped in Italy by Maximian and Constantine, Galerius chooses to withdraw from Italy. To satiate his troops during the withdrawal, he pillages the Italian countryside. Meanwhile, Maxentius executes Severus.
* [[December]]: Constantine marries Maximian's daughter [[Fausta]], and is promoted to [[Augustus (title)|Augustus]] by Maximian.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Baker-Brian |first1=Nicholas |last2=Tougher |first2=Shaun |title=The Sons of Constantine, AD 337-361: In the Shadows of Constantine and Julian |date=30 May 2020 |publisher=Springer Nature |isbn=978-3-030-39898-9 |page=197 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CT_oDwAAQBAJ&dq=Constantine+307+fausta&pg=PA197 |access-date=8 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
* Near the end of the year, Galerius gives his wife ([[Diocletian]]'s daughter) [[Galeria Valeria]] the title of [[Augusta (honorific)|Augusta]].

==== China ====
* [[January 8]] &ndash; Emperor [[Emperor Hui of Jin|Hui of Jin]] dies after a 16-year reign, in which eight [[duke]]s of the imperial family have conducted a civil war ([[War of the Eight Princes]]) against each other in a struggle for power. [[Emperor Huai of Jin|Huai of Jin]], age 23, succeeds his father and becomes the third ruler of the [[Jin Dynasty (265-420)|Jin Dynasty]].
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== Births ==
* [[Zhang Jun (prince)|Zhang Jun]], Chinese prince of the [[Jin Dynasty (265-420)|Jin Dynasty]] (d. [[346]])

== Deaths ==
[[File:Follis-Flavius Valerius Severus-trier RIC 650a.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Flavius Valerius Severus|Severus II]]]]
* [[January 8]] &ndash; [[Emperor Hui of Jin|Hui of Jin]], Chinese emperor of the Jin Dynasty (b. [[259]])
* [[September 16]] &ndash; [[Flavius Valerius Severus|Severus II]], Roman emperor (murdered)
* [[Septimius of Iesi]], German bishop, martyr and saint
* [[Tuoba Luguan]], Chinese chieftain of the [[Tuoba|Tuoba clan]]

== References ==
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