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600 BCE
Etruscans
Etruscans conquer Rome, thus Romans adopt most of their culture. This included art, alphabet, religion, written languages and more, making Romans expand their culture. -
Period: 600 BCE to 200 BCE
Roman expansion
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500 BCE
Romans defeat Etruscans
Romans conquer Etruscans. Romans now possess a great amount of power in their hands. -
451 BCE
Twelve Tables- The Roman Rules
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. -
350 BCE
Roman ascension
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. -
265 BCE
Rome controls Italian peninsula
Romans control the entire Italian peninsula. They are established as leaders now, with not a single opponent to face them. Romans obtained land. -
220 BCE
Rome conquers more land
Rome conquers Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily. They obtained further land and more power.