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753 |
Rome founded (traditional date) |
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509 |
Expulsion of Tarquinius Superbus (end of Regal Period), "Struggle of the Orders" begins |
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445 |
End of ban on intermarriage between the patricians and plebeians |
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390 |
Gauls sack Rome (Army subsequently reorganized). |
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366 |
Plebians allowed to stand for the consulship |
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340-338 |
Latin War |
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343-290 |
Romans fight intermittent wars with Samnites |
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287 |
Plebiscites (laws voted by Concilium Plebis) became binding; "Struggle of the Orders" ends |
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282-272 |
War with Pyhrrus (Greek king of Epirus) in Southern Italy |
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272 |
Romans capture Tarentum (conquest of Italy complete) |
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264-241 |
First Punic War |
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218-201 |
Second Punic War |
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214-205 |
First Macedonian War |
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200-196 |
Second Macedonian War |
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197 |
Battle of Cynoscephalae (Roman legions defeat Macedonian phalanx) |
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196 |
Flamininus proclaims Greek cities free from Macedonia |
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171-168 |
Third Macedonian War |
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168 |
Macedonians slaughtered at Pydna |
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149-146 |
Third Punic War |
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148 |
Macedonia annexed as a Roman province |
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133-23 |
Tribunates of the Gracchi: attempts land reforms fail |
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121 |
Gaius Gracchus killed |
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107-100 |
Marius consul in 107 and 104-100 |
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104 |
Reorganization of Roman army by Marius |
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103-100 |
Marius defeats Germans in Gaul |
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90-88 |
Social War |
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88 |
March on Rome by Sulla |
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86 |
Death of Marius |
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83-81 |
Civil war between the forces of Marius (now deceased) and Sulla; proscriptions |
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82-79 |
Dictatorship of Sulla; his constitutional reforms |
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78 |
Death of Sulla |
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73-71 |
Slave rebellion of Spartacus |
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63 |
Conspiracy of Catiline |
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60 |
First Triumvirate (Pompey, Crassus, and Caesar) |
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58-50 |
Caesar invades and conquers Gaul |
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49-48 |
Civil war between Caesar and Pompey |
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48-44 |
Dictatorship of Caesar |
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44 |
Assassination of Caesar (15 March, the "Ides of March") |
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43-33 |
Second Triumvirate (Antony, Lepidus, Octavian) |
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43 |
Proscriptions; murder of Cicero |
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42 |
Julius Caesar deified; battle of Philippi |
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37 |
Antony marries Cleopatra |
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31 |
Octavian defeats Antony and Cleopatra at Battle of Actium |
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27 -14 CE |
THE AUGUSTAN AGE |
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27 |
Principate of Augustus begins |
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23 |
Augustus' legal position revised to claim "restoration of Republic"; death of Marcellus |
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18 |
Julian Laws on marriage and morality |
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12 |
Augustus becomes Pontifex Maximus |
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9 CE |
Lex Papia Poppaea: modification of Julian Laws of 18 |
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14 |
Death of Augustus |
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14-68 |
THE JULIO-CLAUDIAN EMPERORS |
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14-37 |
Reign of Tiberius |
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31 |
Execution of Sejanus |
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37-41 |
Reign of Caligula |
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41-54 |
Reign of Claudius |
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54-68 |
Reign of Nero |
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60 |
British revolt under Queen Boudicca |
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64 |
Fire of Rome |
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68-69 |
Civil Wars |
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69 |
The Year of Four Emperors (Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian) |
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69-96 |
THE FLAVIAN EMPERORS |
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69-79 |
Reign of Vespasian |
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79-81 |
Reign of Titus |
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80 |
Colosseum inaugurated |
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81-96 |
Reign of Domitian |
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