What is 321 BC?
{{Year nav|-321}} {{BC year in topic|321}} __NOTOC__ Year '''321 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. == Events == === By place === ==== Macedonian Empire ==== * [[Antipater]] makes [[Antigonus I Monophthalmus|Antigonus]] commander in chief of his army in [[Asia Minor]]. He sends him with [[Craterus]] to fight against [[Eumenes]], the [[satrap]] of [[Cappadocia]] and a supporter of [[Perdiccas]]. * Perdiccas marches against [[Ptolemy I Soter|Ptolemy]]. When he fails to cross the [[Nile]] he is [[Murder|murdered]] by [[Mutiny|mutinous]] officers. Ptolemy is in power in [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]] and [[Seleucus I Nicator|Seleucus]] in power in [[Babylon]]. * The main generals of the late [[Alexander the Great]] agree to the [[Partition of Triparadisus]]. * Ptolemy strengthens his position by marrying [[Eurydice of Egypt|Eurydice]], the third daughter of [[Antipatrid dynasty|Antipater]]. * Antigonus and Craterus defeat Eumenes in battle. Eumenes escapes. ==== Roman Republic ==== * Successes by [[Roman Republic|Rome's]] armies force the [[Samnites]] to ask for peace. The terms are harsh so peace does not happen. * Two [[Roman consul]]s, Spurius Postumius Albinus and Titus Veturius Calvinus, lead a force into [[Samnium]]. They are trapped in a mountain pass known as the [[Caudine Forks]]. They make a five-year treaty with the Samnites. ==== India ==== * [[Chandragupta Maurya]], founder of the [[Mauryan empire]], makes himself king of [[Magadha]]. {{births}} == Deaths == {{deaths2}} * [[Craterus]], [[Macedon]]ian general (b. c. [[370 BC]]) * [[Perdiccas]], Macedonian general and [[regent]] after the death of [[Alexander the Great]] (b. c. [[365 BC]]) * [[Zhou Xian Wang]], King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of China {{commons category}} [[Category:320s BC]]