Colosseum

roman history

  • 753 BCE

    the orgin

    the orgin
    rome is speculated
  • 600 BCE

    rome is a province of etruria

    this was a steppingstone to rome becoming a powerful empire
  • 509 BCE

    Romans revolted against the Etruscan kings and created the system of government by the Senate and the Assembly

    to become a force to be recon with Rome first had gain freedom from Etrutria.
  • 494 BCE

    first disputes between patricians (wealthy landowners who controlled the Senate) and plebeians (ordinary citizens)

    the first ever dispute of who gain high status in rome
  • 450 BCE

    "Law of the 12 Tables" provides written Roman law

    "Law of the 12 Tables" provides written Roman law
    the first attempt of laws for rome
  • 390 BCE

    Gaulic invasion sacked Rome

  • 282 BCE

    war with Pyrrhus

    war with Pyrrhus
    this was the first of many wars that rome participated in
  • 272 BCE

    war with Pyrrhus ends

    Romes very bloody first war comes to a conclusion
  • 265 BCE

    Rome completed the occupation of the Italian peninsula

  • 264 BCE

    First war with Carthage

    First war with Carthage
    the first of a series of punic wars
  • 241 BCE

    the first punic war end

  • 238 BCE

    Conquest of Sardinia

    Conquest of Sardinia
    as the title states rome successfully takes over Sardinia
  • 229 BCE

    First Illyrian War

    First Illyrian War
    the first war with illyrian
  • 228 BCE

    end of first illyrian war

  • 219 BCE

    second Illyrian War

    second Illyrian War
  • 218 BCE

    second punic War begins

    hannibal crosses the alps
  • 215 BCE

    First Macedonian War

    First Macedonian War
    the first attempt to conquer Macedonia
  • 205 BCE

    the war with Macedonia ends

  • 201 BCE

    second punic War ends

  • 200 BCE

    the second Macedonian war begins

    the second Macedonian war begins
    Rome tries another attempt to conquer Macedonia
  • 200 BCE

    Gaul invasion of northern Italy

    Rome trys what is now northern italy
  • 197 BCE

    the second Macedonian war comes to conclusion

  • 192 BCE

    Syrian War begins

    Syrian War begins
  • 191 BCE

    Gaul invasion of northern Italy comes to an end

  • 189 BCE

    Syrian War ends

  • 171 BCE

    third Macedonian war is started

  • 168 BCE

    the third Macedonian war concludes

  • 149 BCE

    final Macedonian war is raged

  • 149 BCE

    final punic war begins

  • 148 BCE

    final Macedonian war ends with victory for Rome

  • 146 BCE

    final Punic war ends

    the defeat of Carthage