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Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC Years: 303 BC 302 BC 301 BC 300 BC 299 BC - 298 BC - 297 BC 296 BC 295 BC 294 BC 293 BC 298 BC - Events. Third Samnite War: The Samnites defeat the Romans under Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus in the battle of Camerinum, first battle of the war. Bindusara succeeds his father Chandragupta Maurya as empe ...

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Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 324 BC 323 BC 322 BC 321 BC 320 BC 319 BC 318 BC 317 BC 316 BC 315 BC 314 BC Events Spring - Antigonus, Macedonian commander in Asia, defeats the outlaw Eumenes in Asia Minor, driving Eumenes into the East. Summer - Death of the Macedonian regent Antipater. He makes his colleague, the elderly Polyperchon, his successor as regent, in preference to his own son Cassander. Ptolemy laun ...

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