Roman creation and expansion

Latins

750 BCE

Latins move into what eventually becomes known as Rome.
Repercussion- Latins and Romans participate in a grueling war between each other, acting as the aftermath. Latin culture had a minimal effect on Romans.

Events that lead to Roman creation and expansion

Period: 750 BCE to 25 BCE

Events and their repercussions

Ostia

620 BCE

Founding date of Ostia, the port of Rome.
Repercussion- Home of a civil war.

Etruscans conquer Rome

600 BCE

Romans adopt Etruscan alphabet,gods,art and building techniques.
Repercussion- Earliest Roman inscriptions were mostly lost.

Last Roman King

510 BCE

Reign of the last Roman King (Lucius Tarquinius) 534-510 BCE.
Repercussion- No more Roman monarchy.

End of Etruscans

509 BCE

Romans overthrow the Etruscans
Repercussion- Etruscan history stopped developing at this period.

Twelve Tables- The Roman Rules

451 BCE

Officials carve 12 Roman laws on tablets. These laws applied to all the citizens and acted as a form of protection. It would later become the basis for Roman laws.This affected Rome because it gave the population access to the laws so they could claim their rights and justice would be brought upon the thieves or murderers.

Roman ascension

350 BCE

The Romans start conquering more and more land, expanding and drastically increasing their power. They possess control over many surrounding states, granting them a bigger and more powerful empire. This played a crucial role in Roman culture because as they conquer land they got influenced by different cultures.

Rome controls Italian peninsula

265 BCE

Romans control the entire Italian peninsula. They are established as leaders now, with not a single opponent to face them. Romans obtained land. Repercussion- Romans were authoritarian and gods at this point.

First Punic War

264 BCE

Rome enters the series of the punic wars. They fight against Carthage, and after 23 years of fighting, end up as the winners. As a consequence of the battle, both countries were financially and demographically exhausted.Rome was now the dominant force of the Mediteranean

Rome conquers more land

220 BCE

Rome conquers Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily. They obtained further land and more power. This impacted them greatly because further would lead to Carthage wanting one of these land pieces, which would outbreak into a more chaotic punic war.

Second Punic War

218 BCE

After Carthage lost Sicily to Rome, they decided to expand to Hispania to make up for Sicily. 16 grueling years of fighting and Rome, once again, emerges as the victor. Carthage was too weak to defeat Rome. Rome went on to conquer the whole Mediterranean. This war was vital for Rome to win because now Rome is unstoppable due to the overload of power they have from the conquered lands. Rome built a strong navy to match Carthage's strong navy.

Last Punic War

149 BCE

Carthage was attacked by an African kingdom and raised an army, but Rome did not permit it for long. Rome stated Carthage, as part of the treaty they made, could not have an army. They used this for an excuse to enter Carthage. Carthage was burned down, the population was massacred and all the crops were rot from salt. Rome bulldozed Carthage. Repercussion- Carthage became a Roman province.

PAX Romana period start

27 BCE

During this period (27 BCE to 180 AD) Roman arts flourished, trading made them economically wealthy, the population reached 1 million. Repercussion- Romans had military dominance and they thought they were the most civilized society.

New King

25 BCE

Rome has a new king, Augustus Caesar.