397 BC

250 BC in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	250 BC CCL BC
Ab urbe condita	504
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 74
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 34
Ancient Greek era	132nd Olympiad, year 3
Assyrian calendar	4501
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−842
Berber calendar	701
Buddhist calendar	295
Burmese calendar	−887
Byzantine calendar	5259–5260
Chinese calendar	庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 2448 or 2241     — to — 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 2449 or 2242
Coptic calendar	−533 – −532
Discordian calendar	917
Ethiopian calendar	−257 – −256
Hebrew calendar	3511–3512
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−193 – −192
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2851–2852
Holocene calendar	9751
Iranian calendar	871 BP – 870 BP
Islamic calendar	898 BH – 897 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2084
Minguo calendar	2161 before ROC 民前2161年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1717
Seleucid era	62/63 AG
Thai solar calendar	293–294
Tibetan calendar	阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) −123 or −504 or −1276     — to — 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) −122 or −503 or −1275

397 BC in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	397 BC CCCXCVII BC
Ab urbe condita	357
Ancient Egypt era	XXIX dynasty, 2
- Pharaoh	Nepherites I, 2
Ancient Greek era	95th Olympiad, year 4
Assyrian calendar	4354
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−989
Berber calendar	554
Buddhist calendar	148
Burmese calendar	−1034
Byzantine calendar	5112–5113
Chinese calendar	癸未年 (Water Goat) 2301 or 2094     — to — 甲申年 (Wood Monkey) 2302 or 2095
Coptic calendar	−680 – −679
Discordian calendar	770
Ethiopian calendar	−404 – −403
Hebrew calendar	3364–3365
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−340 – −339
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2704–2705
Holocene calendar	9604
Iranian calendar	1018 BP – 1017 BP
Islamic calendar	1049 BH – 1048 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	1937
Minguo calendar	2308 before ROC 民前2308年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1864
Thai solar calendar	146–147
Tibetan calendar	阴水羊年 (female Water-Goat) −270 or −651 or −1423     — to — 阳木猴年 (male Wood-Monkey) −269 or −650 or −1422

Events

By place

Greece

• Called on by the Ionians to assist them against the Persian King Artaxerxes II, King Agesilaus II of Sparta launches an ambitious campaign in Asia Minor.

Carthage

• The Carthaginians establish the town of Lilybaeum in Sicily to replace Motya.
• Himilco crosses to Sicily from Carthage with a fresh army, conquers the north coast, puts Dionysius I, the Tyrant of Syracuse, on the defensive and besieges Syracuse. However, the Carthaginian army again suffers from the plague. The Syracusans counterattack and completely defeat Himilco's army. Himilco has to escape back to Carthage.

Births

• Dionysius II, son of Dionysius I, tyrant of Syracuse (d. 343 BC)
• Antipater, a Macedonian general (d. 319 BC)