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Period: 509 BCE to 31 BCE
The Roman Republic
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Period: 500 BCE to 300 BCE
Hellenistic Period - Ancient Greece
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499 BCE
Drama: Aeschylus
Aeschylus was known as the father of tragedy. His works include, "The Persians", "The Suppliants", "Seven Against Thebes", "The Oresteia", "The Eumenides", and "Prometheus Bound". -
494 BCE
Politics: The Tribuni Plebis
The Tribune of Plebs was created granting plebeians office in the Roman Republic -
Period: 494 BCE to 287 BCE
Politics: The Struggle of the Orders
A struggle between the plebeians and patricians for political equality resolving into the creation of the Laws of the Twelve Tables. -
490 BCE
War: Battle of Marathon
A battle between the Persians and Athenians ending in Greece's victory. The Persians were driven back to Asia. -
480 BCE
War: Battle of Salamis
A naval battle fought between the Greeks and Persian Empire near the island of Salamis -
451 BCE
Law: The Twelve Tables
The earliest attempt to create a code of law. This stemmed from the struggle between the plebeians and patricians -
Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE
War: The Peloponnesian War
The ongoing struggle for dominance between the Spartans and Athenians -
430 BCE
Drama: Sophocles
Sophocles was a famous Greek playwright famed for plays such as, "Oedipus", and "Antigone". -
420 BCE
Drama: Euripedes
Euripedes was a famous tragedian of Greece who most notable plays included "The Trojan Women" and "Electra". -
411 BCE
Drama: Aristophanes
Aristophanes was a famous comedic Greek playwright known for works such as "The Birds", "Lysistrata", and "The Women at the Thesmorphoria Festival". -
342 BCE
Law: Lex Genucia
Lex Genucia allowed both consul places to be held by plebeians -
287 BCE
Law: Lex Hortensia
The Lex Hortensia made resolutions made by plebeians members of the council binding for all citizens. -
Period: 264 BCE to 241 BCE
War Rome: The First Punic War
The First Punic War was fought between Rome and Carthage over the control of Sicily -
Period: 218 BCE to 201 BCE
War Rome: The Second Punic War
The Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage was the struggle against Hannibal. -
Period: 149 BCE to 146 BCE
War Rome: The Third Punic War
The Third Punic War was the final battle between Rome and Carthage with Rome, once again, taking the victory.
