321 BC

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Centuries:	5th century BC · 4th century BC · 3rd century BC
Decades:	350s BC 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC
Years:	324 BC 323 BC 322 BC 321 BC 320 BC 319 BC 318 BC

[edit] Events

[edit] By place

[edit] Greece

• The rebellious Macedonian general Craterus is defeated and killed in battle in Asia Minor by Eumenes of Cardia, lieutenant to the Macedonian regent Perdiccas. Perdiccas launches a campaign against Ptolemy I Soter, the Satrap of Egypt.

[edit] Rome

• At the Battle of the Caudine Forks, the Romans under Spurius Postumius Albinus and Titus Veturius Calvinus are defeated by the Samnites under Gaius Pontius.

[edit] Asia

• Chandragupta Maurya, founder of the Mauryan empire , establishes himself as the king of Magadha .

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• Craterus, Macedonian general (battle)
• Zhou Xian Wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China