- 312 BC
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eleucid Empire
* Ptolemy and Seleucus, the
satrap ofBabylonia , invade the satrapy ofSyria . The resulting Battle of Gaza leads to a triumph for Ptolemy and Seleucus over Antigonus' son,Demetrius Poliorcetes ("sieger of cities"), who is captured but immediately released. Seleucus ceases his service to Ptolemy and returns to his former province, Babylonia. This event takes place onOctober 1 and becomes the starting point of the Seleucid era.icily
* The Syracusans ask for help against their
tyrant Agathocles from the Carthaginians, who, fearing for their own possessions inSicily , send a large force to the island.Roman Republic
* The Roman
censor ,Appius Claudius Caecus , apatrician , enters office and begins construction of theAppian Way (theVia Appia ) betweenRome andCapua . He also embarks on a program of political reform, including the distribution of the landless citizens of Rome among the tribes, which at this time constitute basic political units. Appius also admits sons of freedmen into theRoman Senate . He also asserts the right of freed slaves to hold office.
* Rome gets its first pure drinking water as engineers complete the first aqueduct into the city, theAqua Appia .Births
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