312 BC
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Events
- In the Wars of the Diadochi, Ptolemy I Soter meets a force under Antigonus's son Demetrius at Gaza, where they fight an inconclusive battle.
- Ptolemy proceeds to invade Syria, but withdraws when Antigonus himself arrives with reinforcements.
- Construction starts of the Via Appia
- Rome's first aqueduct is finished, enabling inhabitants of the city to get pure drinking water for the first time.
- Seleucus I returns to Babylon, marking the beginning of the Seleucid Empire and year 1 of the Seleucid era.
Deaths
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