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Rome's Founding-Story of Romulus and Remus
Romulus and Remus were twin brothers, who were abandoned by their parents as babies. The were nursed by a wolf, and when they became adults they decided to found a city. Since Remus was killed by his brother, Romulus founded the city, known as Rome, in 753 BC -
The First Punic War
(264-241 BC) It was the first war fought between the Carthage and the Roman Republic, in Northern Africa. This war started when Rome interfered in a dispute on the Carthage island of Sicily, and the war ended with Rome in control of Sicily and Corsica. -
The Second Punic War
(218-201 BC) This was the second major war against the Carthage and the Roman Republic in Italia, Sicily, Africa, and Greece. Hannibal wanted war with Rome for two reasons. Carthage required back the territory along with pride it lost in the First Punic War. Hannibal had also sworn an oath to his father, to be Rome's enemy. -
The Third Punic War
(149-146 BC) This third war was much smaller than the previous wars. The Romans, led by Scipio the Younger, captured and destroyed the city of Carthage in 146 B.C., turning Africa into another province of the Roman Empire. The war was mainly focused on Tunisia, in which the city was completely destroyed. -
Roman Republic
It was founded in 509 B.C. in Rome. It was the period of the ancient Romans had the government operated as a republic. They gradually developed a constitution, which included separation of powers and checks and balances. -
The laws of twelve tables
It was an ancient legislation, built around 451 B.C., that stood at the foundation of the Roman law. It formed the constitution/code of laws of the Roman Republic. They were engraved on tablets of metal and put on display at the Forum in the city of Rome, so that everyone could see them. Each law applied to every Roman citizen, whether they were rich or poor. -
The First Macedonian War
(214 to 205 B.C.) It was fought by Rome and was caused by the decision of Philip V of Macedonia to form an alliance with Hannibal in the aftermath of his series of great victories against Rome in Italy. It was the first war where the Roman troops fought on the mainland of Greece, although neither Rome nor Carthage put any great effort into the war. -
The Second Macedonian War
(200-197 B.C.) It was fought in Greece between the Macedon and Rome. The result was the defeat of Philip who was forced to abandon all his possessions in southern Greece. The Romans declared the "freedom of the Greeks". -
The Third Macedonian War
(171-168 B.C.) It was fought in Greece and Illyria by Rome and The King of Macedon. When the Greeks realized the road they had been following, they joined in the fight with a common purpose. However, they failed. They could not succeed in uniting the broad confederation of forces that would be needed to compete with the enormous might of the Roman Empire. -
Roman Empire Begins
It began on 27 B.C. Octavius appoints himself as “Augustus” which meant the first emperor. When he had won the Civil War and was declared Imperator in 27 BC, prior to that Rome was a Kingdom, Republic or Dictatorship. -
Caesar controls Rome
45 B.C. He was a great general and an important leader in ancient Rome. During his leadership he suggested new laws, reorganized the army, and improved the way the provinces were governed. -
Augustus controls Rome
27 B.C. After Caesar was assassinated, there was a war between Augustus’s army and Anthony’s army. Augustus’ defeated Anthonys, so Ausgustus claimed himself as emperor. He was the founder of the Roman Empire and its first emperor. -
Fall of Roman empire
476 A.D. Some say the split into an eastern and western empire governed by separate emperors caused Rome to fall. There were majors causes for the fall of the roman empire. A few include Christianity, slave labor, natural disaster, Barbarian Invasion, unemployment, failing economy, and decline in morals.
