297
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| 297 by topic |
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| Leaders |
| Categories |
| Gregorian calendar | 297 CCXCVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1050 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5047 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 218–219 |
| Bengali calendar | −296 |
| Berber calendar | 1247 |
| Buddhist calendar | 841 |
| Burmese calendar | −341 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5805–5806 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙辰年 (Fire Dragon) 2994 or 2787 — to — 丁巳年 (Fire Snake) 2995 or 2788 |
| Coptic calendar | 13–14 |
| Discordian calendar | 1463 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 289–290 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4057–4058 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 353–354 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 218–219 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3397–3398 |
| Holocene calendar | 10297 |
| Iranian calendar | 325 BP – 324 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 335 BH – 334 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 177–178 |
| Julian calendar | 297 CCXCVII |
| Korean calendar | 2630 |
| Minguo calendar | 1615 before ROC 民前1615年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1171 |
| Seleucid era | 608/609 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 839–840 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳火龙年 (male Fire-Dragon) 423 or 42 or −730 — to — 阴火蛇年 (female Fire-Snake) 424 or 43 or −729 |
Year 297 (CCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valerius and Valerius (or, less frequently, year 1050 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 297 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
By place
Roman Empire
- Emperor Maximian begins an offensive against the Berbers in Mauritania, driving them back into their homelands in the Atlas Mountains. He spends the rest of the winter in Carthage (Africa).
Persia
- Galerius makes preparations in Syria for a campaign against the Persian king Narseh. He recruites veterans from Illyria and Moesia, and strengthens his bodyguard with Gothic auxiliaries.
Births
- Murong Huang, ruler of the Former Yan (d. 348)
- Yu Wenjun, empress of the Jin Dynasty (d. 328)
Deaths
- Chen Shou, author of the San Guo Zhi (b. 233)
- Zhou Chu, Jin dynasty general, son of Zhou Fang (b. 236)