307

This article is about the year 307. For the number, see307 (number).For other uses, see307 (disambiguation).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	3rd century 4th century 5th century
Decades:	280s 290s 300s 310s 320s
Years:	304 305 306 307 308 309 310

307 in variouscalendars

Gregorian calendar	307 CCCVII
Ab urbe condita	1060
Assyrian calendar	5057
Balinese saka calendar	228–229
Bengali calendar	−286
Berber calendar	1257
Buddhist calendar	851
Burmese calendar	−331
Byzantine calendar	5815–5816
Chinese calendar	Bính DầnNăm (FireTiger) 3004 or 2797 — to — Đinh Mão năm (FireRabbit) 3005 or 2798
Coptic calendar	23–24
Discordian calendar	1473
Ethiopian calendar	299–300
Hebrew calendar	4067–4068
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	363–364
-Shaka Samvat	228–229
-Kali Yuga	3407–3408
Holocene calendar	10307
Iranian calendar	315 BP – 314 BP
Islamic calendar	325 BH – 324 BH
Javanese calendar	187–188
Julian calendar	307 CCCVII
Korean calendar	2640
Minguo calendar	1605 beforeROC Dân trước 1605 năm
Nanakshahi calendar	−1161
Seleucid era	618/619AG
Thai solar calendar	849–850
Tibetan calendar	Dương hỏa hổ năm (male Fire-Tiger) 433 or 52 or −720 — to — Âm hỏa thỏ năm (female Fire-Rabbit) 434 or 53 or −719

Imperial Baths(Kaiserthermen)

Year307(CCCVII) was acommon year starting on Wednesday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.At the time, it was known as theYear of the Consulship of Severus and Maximinus(or, less frequently,year 1060Ab urbe condita). The denomination 307 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when theAnno Dominicalendar erabecame the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Winter: EmperorGaleriuswins his second victory over theSarmatians.
• Galerius sendsValerius Severuswith the army ofnorthern Italy,to suppress the rebellion in Rome. However, faced with their former emperorMaximian,the soldiers desert him, and Severus flees toRavenna.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 toGaulto make an alliance withConstantine I.
• Late summer or autumn: Galerius invades Italy but Maxentius remains behind the walls ofRome.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 daughterFausta,and is promoted toAugustusby Maximian.
• Near the end of the year, Galerius gives his wife (Diocletian's daughter)Galeria Valeriathe title ofAugusta.

China

• January 8– EmperorHui of Jindies after a 16-year reign, in which eightdukesof the imperial family have conducted a civil war (War of the Eight Princes) against each other in a struggle for power.Huai of Jin,age 23, succeeds his father and becomes the third ruler of theJin Dynasty.

Births

• Zhang Jun,Chinese prince of theJin Dynasty(d.346)

Deaths

Severus II

• January 8–Hui of Jin,Chinese emperor of the Jin Dynasty (b.259)
• September 16–Severus II,Roman emperor (murdered)
• Septimius of Iesi,German bishop, martyr and saint
• Tuoba Luguan,Chinese chieftain of theTuoba clan