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HIS 210 CHRONOLOGY

1200BC Fall of Troy

753BC Founding of Rome

753–716BC Reign of Romulus

673–642BC Reign of Tullus Hostilius

642–617BC Reign of Ancus Marcius

509BC expulsion of the Tarquins, Roman Republic founded

496BC Rome attains leadership of Latin League with victory at Lake Regillus

492BC First Plebeian Secession

458BC dictatorship of Cincinnatus

451BC Twelve Tables

406BC Pay for soldiers approved

396BC Seige of Veii concluded with evocatio

390BC Gauls sack Rome

343BC First Samnite War

321BC Second Samnite War: Roman army captured at Caudine forks by Gavius Pontius and forced to pass

under the yoke

312BC contract for a road south let by censor Appius Claudius Caecus

298BC Third Samnite War, P. Decius Mus offers himself in devotio

287BC Second Plebeian Secession

282BC Tarentum attacks and seizes Roman ships and crews

280BC Pyrrhus defeats a Roman army at Heraclea

279BC Pyrrhus “wins” at a cost of 3500 dead to the Roman toll of 7000

275BC Pyrrhus loses at Beneventum and thereafter makes peace with Rome

267BC Concilium Plebis gains right to pass plebiscitum

264–241BC First Punic War

238–149BC life of M. Porcius Cato (the Censor)

236BC Hamlicar moves into Spain

227BC Treaty establishes the Ebro River as limit of Carthaginian territory

219BC Roman ally Saguntum besieged and brutally sacked—though south of Ebro

218–201BC Second Punic War

216BC Battle of Cannae

214–205BC First Macedonian War

207BC Hannibal’s brother, Hasdrubal, marches from Spain

204BC Scipio invades North Africa, where he is joined by Masinissa

202BC Battle of Zama

200–197B C Second Macedonian War

197BC Romans defeat Philip at Cynocephalae

192–189BC War with Antiochus the Great, Seleucid king of Syria

186BC Scandal of the Bacchanalia

185–129BC life of P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus

184BC Cato the Censor expels senator for embracing his wife in front of his daughter

171–168BC Third Macedonian War

168BC Battle of Pydna

after 167BC Roman citizens (those with civitas Romana) are exempt from taxes

149–146BC Third Punic War

147BC Scipio Aemilianus elected consul below minimum age and without having been praetor

146BC Achaean War

146BC Scipio Aemilianus sacks Carthage: weeps and quotes Homer as city burns

133BC Tribunate of Tiberius Gracchus

129BC Attalus leaves Pergamum to Rome, which becomes the province of Asia

123–122BC Tribunate of Gaius Gracchus

121BC death of Gaius Gracchus

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1200 BC Fall of Troy 753 BC Founding of Rome 753–716BC Reign of Romulus 673–642BC Reign of Tullus Hostilius 642–617BC Reign of Ancus Marcius 509 BC expulsion of the Tarquins, Roman Republic founded 496 BC Rome attains leadership of Latin League with victory at Lake Regillus 492 BC First Plebeian Secession 458 BC dictatorship of Cincinnatus 451 BC Twelve Tables 406 BC Pay for soldiers approved 396 BC Seige of Veii concluded with evocatio 390 BC Gauls sack Rome 343 BC First Samnite War 321 BC Second Samnite War: Roman army captured at Caudine forks by Gavius Pontius and forced to pass under the yoke 312 BC contract for a road south let by censor Appius Claudius Caecus 298 BC Third Samnite War, P. Decius Mus offers himself in devotio 287 BC Second Plebeian Secession 282 BC Tarentum attacks and seizes Roman ships and crews 280 BC Pyrrhus defeats a Roman army at Heraclea 279 BC Pyrrhus “wins” at a cost of 3500 dead to the Roman toll of 7000 275 BC Pyrrhus loses at Beneventum and thereafter makes peace with Rome 267 BC Concilium Plebis gains right to pass plebiscitum 264–241BC First Punic War 238–149BC life of M. Porcius Cato (the Censor) 236 BC Hamlicar moves into Spain 227 BC Treaty establishes the Ebro River as limit of Carthaginian territory 219 BC Roman ally Saguntum besieged and brutally sacked—though south of Ebro 218–201BC Second Punic War 216 BC Battle of Cannae 214–205BC First Macedonian War 207 BC Hannibal’s brother, Hasdrubal, marches from Spain 204 BC Scipio invades North Africa, where he is joined by Masinissa 202 BC Battle of Zama 200–197B C Second Macedonian War 197 BC Romans defeat Philip at Cynocephalae 192–189BC War with Antiochus the Great, Seleucid king of Syria 186 BC Scandal of the Bacchanalia 185–129BC life of P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus 184 BC Cato the Censor expels senator for embracing his wife in front of his daughter 171–168BC Third Macedonian War 168 BC Battle of Pydna after 167BC Roman citizens (those with civitas Romana ) are exempt from taxes 149–146BC Third Punic War 147 BC Scipio Aemilianus elected consul below minimum age and without having been praetor 146 BC Achaean War 146 BC Scipio Aemilianus sacks Carthage: weeps and quotes Homer as city burns 133 BC Tribunate of Tiberius Gracchus 129 BC Attalus leaves Pergamum to Rome, which becomes the province of Asia 123–122BC Tribunate of Gaius Gracchus 121 BC death of Gaius Gracchus

112 BC Jugurtha attacks Adherbal’s kingdom and besieges city of Cirta (a commercial city where many Romans lived) 109 BC Metellus sent to Numidia along with his legate, Gaius Marius 107 BC Marius’ first consulship 106–43BC life of M. Tullius Cicero 105 BC Marius captures Jugurtha through the diplomacy of his quaestor, Sulla 104 BC Marius elected consul in absentia to counter the German invasion 103–100BC Marius re–elected consul 100 BC tribune Saturninus killed 100–44BC life of Gaius Julius Caesar 99 BC Bill authorizing Metellus’ return passes over Marius’ opposition 91–87BC Social War 90 BC franchise offered to all Italians 89 BC Latin status offered to Transpadane towns 88 BC Sulla’s First March on Rome 83 BC Sulla’s Second March on Rome 82–79BC Sullan program: proscriptions 78 BC Sulla dies in retirement 73–71BC Spartacus’ slave revolt 67 BC Gabinian Law 66 BC Manilian Law 63 BC Cicero suppresses Catiline conspiracy 62 BC Bona Dea scandal 60–53BC First Triumvirate 59 BC Caesar’s first consulship 59 BC–AD 17 Life of Titus Livius 58 BC Clodius elected tribune 56 BC Conference at Luca 58–51BC Caesar in Gaul 52 BC Revolt of Vercingetorix 54 BC Julia, wife of Pompey, dies in childbirth 52 BC Clodius killed 52 BC Pompey remarries Cornelia Metella 53 BC Crassus killed by Parthians at Carrhae 49 BC Caesar crosses the Rubicon 48 BC Battle of Pharsalus 47 BC Caesar establishes Cleopatra as ruler of Egypt 47 BC Battle of Zela 46 BC Battle of Thapsus; Cato commits suicide 44 BC Caesar assassinated 42 BC Battle of Philippi 35 BC Sextus Pompey executed 32 BC Antony divorces Octavia 32 BC Actium 31 BC–AD 14 reign of Augustus 29 BC Temple of Janus closed 27 BC First Settlement c.26–19BC The Aeneid is written 23 BC Second Settlement AD 9 3 legions massacred in Teutoburg Forest 14–37 Tiberius 37–41 Caligula 40–43 Conquest of Britain 41–54 Claudius 54–68 Nero 64 the great fire in Rome

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