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100
Problems in the Late Republic
Year: mid-100's BC By the mid-100's BC, Rome had no rival anywhere in the Mediterranean. -
300
The Republic Expands
Year; 300 BC As Rome's Government changed, the Roman population continued to grow, and so too did the need for more land. They would conquer their neighbors for it. As they keep winning more land things got much better for them. Based on the amount of might they had, it must have been easy. -
450
The Law of the 12 Tablets
Year: 450 BC
The Law of the twelve tables was compiled around 450 BC as Rome's first written law codes. They were organized by Patricians at the insistence of the plebians. The laws included dealt largely with trials, a key issue in relations between the two classes in Roman Society. They tell of how the 2 classes got along, and about early Roman society. Though I searched to see if they still follow, no results have been found. -
494
Patricians and Plebians
Year: 494
Around this time Patricians organized in clans, families that controlled every aspect of society. They controlled politics, religion, economics, and the military. They maintained their power through patronage systems, which makes wealthy Romans provide financial, social, or legal support for lower ranking families in return for political backing and loyalty. Though the Plebians challenged them for power. By the time when there were invaders, they refused to fight until things changed. -
Jan 1, 753
The founding of Rome
753 BC In the middle of the peninsula, the city of Rome grew up. According to legend, Romulus and Remus, twin brothers who were raised by a she-wolf, founded the city of Rome in 753 BC. Whether or not Romulus and Remus actually existed, the people who built Rome were members of an Indo-European tribe known as the Latins who had reached Italy in the 1000s BC. Though it is only a myth, it makes the history of Rome more interesting.
