Roman

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  • 800 BCE

    Roman Expansion

    All fought with Carthage, which was founded by the Phoenicians around 800 B.C. Carthage was also the largest and richest state.
  • 509 BCE

    Roman Repulic

    The Romans overthrew the Etruscans in 509 B.C. and created a Republic which allowed citizens to vote.
  • 264 BCE

    First Punic War

    Carthaginians were on the island of Sicily and Rome wanted that land so they sent troops but neither side wanted to give up.
  • 234 BCE

    First Punic War Ends

    In 241 B.C. Romans won the war and Carthage paid a fine and gave up Sicily.
  • 218 BCE

    Second Punic War Begins

    Hannibal decided to attack Rome. He entered Spain, moved east, and crossed the Appalachian Mountains to the North of Italy.
  • 206 BCE

    Rome fights in Spain

    Rome decides to fight in Spain and by 206 B.C. they pushed the Carthaginians out of Spain.
  • 149 BCE

    Third Punic War Begins

  • 146 BCE

    Carthage is Destroyed

    In 146 B.C. Carthage was burned to the ground in 10 days much to the wishes of the Romans.
  • 107 BCE

    Marius becomes new general

    New general, Marius, started to recruit his army in a new way, by promising land. It was bad because people swore an oath to the general and not to Rome.
  • 82 BCE

    Sulla seizes Rome

    By 82 B.C. Sulla wins a civil war and seizes Rome. He kills all opposition, restores power to the Senate, and removes power of the Council of Plebs.
  • 60 BCE

    The First Triumvirate

    In 60 B.C., Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar join together to form the First Triumvirate.
  • 43 BCE

    The Second Triumvirate

    In 43 B.C., Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus join to form the Second Triumvirate.
  • Period: 27 BCE to 180

    Pax Romana

    Pax Romana was Roman Peace that lasted almost 200 years.
  • 180

    Marcus Aurelius dies

    Marcus Aurelius dies in 180 AD which leads to an age of decline, confusion, and civil wars.
  • 410

    Visigoth sack Rome

    The Visigoths crossed the Danube River into Roman territory and settled as allies but eventually revolted.
  • 455

    Vandals sacked Rome

  • 476

    Romulus Augustulus was the last Roman emperor

    Romulus was removed by Germanic tribes in 476 and was the last Roman emperor.
  • 476

    Fall of the Western Roman Empire