Rome Timeline - Republic

B.C.

• 753. Foundation of Rome by Romulus.
  
• 753-510. Regal Period.
  
• 753-716. Romulus.
  
• 716-673. Numa Pompilius.
  
• 673-641. Tullus Hostilius.
  
• 640-616. Ancus Marcius.
  
• 616-578. Tarquinius Priscus.
  
• 578-534. Servius Tullius.
  
• 534-510. Tarquinius Superbus.
  
• 510-30. The Republic.
  
• 509. Battle of Lake Regillus.
  
• 508. Porsena. Horatius Cocles.
  
• 494. Tribuni Plebis. Menenius Agrippa.
  
• 492. Corioli. Coriolanus.
  
• 477. Destruction of the Fabian Gens.
  
• 458. War with the Aequians. Cincinnatus.
  
• 451. The Decemviri. Appius Claudius. Virginia (Verginia).
  
• 396. Capture of Veii. Camillus.
  
• 390. Siege of Rome by Brennus. Battle at the Allia River (July 18).
  
• 387. The planting of the first military or Latin colonies.
  
• 367. The Licinian Rogations.
  
• 353. Caere: the first Municipium.
  
• 343-341. First Samnite War.
  
• 340-338. The Latin War.
  
• 338. Antium, the first Roman or maritime colony.
  
• 326-304, The Second Samnite War.
  
• 321. The Caudine Forks.
  
• 312. Construction of the Appian Way.
  
• 298-290. The Third Samnite War.
  
• 295. Sentinum.
  
• 283. Lake Vadimonis.
  
• 281-272. Pyrrhus.
  
• 280. Heraclea. Cineas.
  
• 279. Asculum.
  
• 274. Beneventum.
  
• 272. Rome mistress of Italy; morality at its height.
  
• 264. Period of foreign conquest begins.
  
• 264-241. First Punic War.
  
• 260. Lipara; Mylae.
  
• 257. Tyndaris.
  
• 256. Ecnomus. Regulus at Clupea.
  
• 249. Drepana.
  
• 241. Aegatēs Insulae naval battle with C. Lutatius Catulus. Hamilcar Barca.
  
• 237. Sardinia and Corsica acquired, and provincial system established.
  
• 229. Illyrican War. Important results.
  
• 222. Gallia Cisalpina acquired by battle of Telamon.
  
• 220. Hannibal in Spain.
  
• 219. Saguntum.
  
• 218-202. Second Punic War.
  
• 218. Ticinus. Trebia.
  
• 217. Trasimenus. Casilinum.
  
• 216. Cannae.
  
• 212. Capture of Syracuse. Archimedes.
  
• 207. Baecula. Metaurus.
  
• 202. Zama.
  
• 214-205. First Macedonian War.
  
• 204. Cult of Magna Mater introduced.
  
• 200-197. Second Macedonian War.
  
• 198. Cynoscephalae.
  
• 190. Magnesia.
  
• 186. Bacchanalia suppressed.
  
• 183. Death of Africanus, Hannibal, and Philopoemen.
  
• 171-168. Third Macedonian War.
  
• 168. Pydna.
  
• 149-146. Third Punic War.
  
• 149. Death of Cato the Elder.
  
• 146. Destruction of Carthage and Corinth.
  
• 143-133. The Numantine War.
  
• 134-132. The Servile War.
  
• 133. Tiberius Gracchus.
  
• 129. Death of Africanus the younger.
  
• 123-121. Gaius Gracchus.
  
• 118-104. The Jugurthine War. Metellus. Marius. Sulla.
  
• 102. Aquae Sextiae.
  
• 101. Vercellae.
  
• 90-89. The Italian or Social War.
  
• 86. Death of Marius.
  
• 86-84. Sulla's campaign against Mithradates.
  
• 84. Death of Cinna.
  
• 80. Reforms of Sulla.
  
• 78. Death of Sulla.
  
• 80-72. Sertorius in Spain.
  
• 73-71. Spartacus.
  
• 72-67. Campaign of Lucullus against Mithradates.
  
• 67. Pompey conquers the pirates.
  
• 67-61. Pompey in the East.
  
• 63. Cicero Consul. Catiline.
  
• 59. First Triumvirate formed. Caesar's first Consulship.
  
• 59. The Leges Juliae. Clodius. Cicero's banishment. Cato sent to Cyprus.
  
• 58-49. Caesar in Gaul.
  
• 57. Recall of Cicero. Return of Cato.
  
• 53. Death of Crassus. Murder of Clodius. Pompey's consulship and
  
• 52 separation from Caesar.
  
• 49. Caesar crosses the Rubicon.
  
• 49. Siege and capture of Ilerda.
  
• 48 (Jan. 4). Caesar sails from Brundisium.
  
• 48. Victory of Pompey near the sea-board.
  
• 48 (Aug. 9). Pharsalia. (Sept 28) Murder of Pompey. Caesar establishes Cleopatra on the throne of Egypt.
  
• 47. Battle of Zela.
  
• 47 (Sept.). Caesar returns to Rome.
  
• 46 (Apr. 4). Thapsus. Death of Cato the younger.
  
• 45 (Mar. 17). Munda.
  
• 44 (Mar. 15= The Ides of March). Murder of Caesar. 44 B.C. was also the year:
  • There was an eruption of Mt. Aetna described by Livy

    [Reference: "In the Wake of Etna, 44 B.C.," by P. Y. Forsyth. Classical Antiquity, Vol. 7, No. 1 (Apr., 1988), pp. 49-57.]

  • Founding of a Roman colony in Corinth

    [Reference: "The View from the Isthmus, ca. 200 to 44 B.C.," by Elizabeth R. Gebhard and Matthew W. Dickie. Corinth, Vol. 20, Corinth, The Centenary: 1896-1996 (2003), pp. 261-278.]

  
  
• 43 (Nov. 27). The Second Triumvirate.
  
• 43 (Dec.) Murder of Cicero.
  
• 42 (Nov.). Philippi.
  
• 36. Naulochus.
  
• 31 (Sept. 2). Actium.

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