Ancientrome

Roman Timeline

  • 753 BCE

    Romulus became the first king of Rome

    Romulus became the first king of Rome
    Romulus killed his brother Remus for control of creating their own city on the river's bank
  • 509 BCE

    Rome's era as a monarchy ended

    Rome's era as a monarchy ended
    Rome's seventh king was overthrown, collapsing it's government
  • 450 BCE

    First Roman law

    First Roman law
    Roman forum displayed the Twelve Tables(first laws)
  • 300 BCE

    Political power in the senat

    Political power in the senat
    included only members of patrician and wealthy plebeian families
  • 264 BCE

    Romans gained Italian peninsula

    Romans gained Italian peninsula
    Camilus became military leader
  • 240 BCE

    First Roman literacy

    First Roman literacy
    Rome's culture grew with contact with advanced cultures such as the Greeks