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311 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	311 BC CCCXI BC
Ab urbe condita	443
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 13
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy I Soter, 13
Ancient Greek era	117th Olympiad, year 2
Assyrian calendar	4440
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−904 – −903
Berber calendar	640
Buddhist calendar	234
Burmese calendar	−948
Byzantine calendar	5198–5199
Chinese calendar	己酉年 (Earth Rooster) 2387 or 2180 — to — 庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 2388 or 2181
Coptic calendar	−594 – −593
Discordian calendar	856
Ethiopian calendar	−318 – −317
Hebrew calendar	3450–3451
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−254 – −253
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2790–2791
Holocene calendar	9690
Iranian calendar	932 BP – 931 BP
Islamic calendar	961 BH – 960 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2023
Minguo calendar	2222 before ROC 民前2222年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1778
Seleucid era	1/2 AG
Thai solar calendar	232–233
Tibetan calendar	阴土鸡年 (female Earth-Rooster) −184 or −565 or −1337 — to — 阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) −183 or −564 or −1336

Events

Seleucus reestablishes himself as satrap of Babylonia and asserts control over Media and Susiana (Elam).

Ptolemy tries to occupy Syria. However, Demetrius Poliorcetes wins a battle over Ptolemy's forces and Antigonus enters Syria in force. So, after only a few months, Ptolemy evacuates his forces from Syria.
In view of the threat by Seleucus to his control of the East, Antigonus decides to make peace with all of his adversaries, except Seleucus, who now holds Babylon. All of the diadochi confirm the existing boundaries and the freedom of the Greek cities. Ptolemy and Lysimachus are confirmed as satraps of Egypt and Thrace, respectively, and Antigonus and Cassander are confirmed as commanders of the army in Asia and Europe. Antigonus, no longer regent but now titled the strategos (officer in charge) of the whole of Asia, rules in Syria from the Hellespont to the Euphrates, including Asia Minor.
It is agreed by all parties that the young king Alexander IV of Macedon, son of Alexander the Great, will become king of the whole empire when he comes of age in six years' time.
The peace agreement between the diadochi is soon violated. On the pretext that garrisons have been placed in some of the free Greek cities by Antigonus, Ptolemy and Cassander renew hostilities against him.

The Carthaginian general Hamilcar crosses the Mediterranean with an army and wins Battle of Himera against the tyrant of Syracuse, Agathocles' forces. Agathocles is then besieged in Syracuse.