-321

This page relates to the year -321 Calendrier Julien proleptic.

Events

India

The Middle East

  • Wars of diadoques the: The Diadoque Perdiccas dies at the time of a campaign in Egypt against Antigonos and Ptolémée Ier, assassinated by its officers.

Roman world

  • With Rome, Consul At of Ti. Veturius Calvinus (for the second time), Spurius Postumius Albinus (Caudinus) (for the second time).
  • the Romains undergo severe and humiliating demolished in front of the Samnites of the south of the the Apennines. They are let lock up in a master key close to Caudium, the Fourches Caudines, in Campanie.
    • In front of the insufficient effects of the frontal attack against Samnites, Rome tries the tactics of surrounding: two armies attack simultaneously. Q. Fabius Rullianus, which goes to reverse on the Samnium by the Apulie gains the victory of Lucéries, but the army of the two consuls T. Veterius Calvinus and Sp. Postumius, come from Campania, which enters Samnium by the throats of Caudium is wrapped by the general Samnite Caius Pontius and is forced to go without fighting (capitulation of the Caudines Forks). Rome would have concluded a treaty which delivers Fregelles to Samnites. The operations are stopped during five years.

Greek world

Science & technology

  • the Greek scientist Pythéas Massaliote explains flow and the backward flow (the Marée) by the attraction of the the Moon.
  • Théophraste succeeds Aristote with the head of the Lycée. It privileges the Scientific research and does a great work on the Plante S and the mineral.

Art & culture

  • the Greek painter Calls painted Aphrodite leaving the wave .
  • First comedy of Ménandre to Athens.

Births

Death in -321

  • Perdiccas

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