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Jan 1, 1031
Sole Ruler
31B.C. People were angry about Caesar's death and turned against the people who had killed him. The power was then passed to another triumvirate including Marcus Antonius, Octavian, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. But again, it didn't work. War broke out and eventually Ovtavian had won, amd he became the sole ruler of the Roman Empire. -
Jan 1, 1060
Julius Caesar
60BC After Sulla power was passed onto a triumvirate including Marcus Licinius Crassus,Gnaeus Pompeius,and Julius Caesar. Crassus had soon died and Pompeius and Julius fought for power. Caesar was named governer of a province,and there he had built a large army. The Senate feared he was growing too strong and ordered him to come back.In 48 B.C. Pompeius was murdered and Caesar became dictator. He created jobs,gladiatorial games,and adopted a calander. On the Ides of March he was stabbed to death -
Jan 1, 1107
General Gaius Marius
107 B.C. General Gaius Marius had become a cosul, the first lower-class person to do so. He had tried to improve the army by paying the poor to join the army. Then another consul came along: Lucius Cornelius Sulla. Marius didn't want him to be consul, resulting in Sulla starting a Civil War. Afterwards he had made himself dictator. -
Jan 1, 1133
Tiberius Gracchus
133 B.C. Tiberius Gracchus had been a tribune. He thought that leaving from farm to city was what was causing Romes troubles. One person vetoed the idea to put his plans into action, therefore it did not happen. He then ran a second term for tribune, even though it was against the law. To stop him, the senat had him killed. in 123 B.C. his brother had put his ideas into action, plus making the cost of wheat lower. But the senate had him killed in 121 B.C. -
Jan 1, 1135
All the Taxes
135 B.C. By this time taxes were being demanded. Publicans had tax contracts and they collected tax from conquered people. the taxes they collected could be no more than 10% above the price paid for the contract. Merchants and artisans had become poorer because Romans wanted luxuries and goods from elsewhere. Soon the gap between rich and poor became larger and Rome was no longer econimically stable. -
Jan 1, 1146
Roman Expansion
146 B.C. By this time Rome ruled most of the mediterranian world. It conquered countries or made allies. By doing this they split their army into legions. This gave them an advantage by letting them move around and fight from different directions, instead of just the front as other armies did. -
Jan 1, 1146
Agricultural Changes
146 B.C. With Rome's conquest came agricultural change. The Roman's had burt the land to prevent Hannibal and his troops from getting food. On the farms were now put large estates calles latifundias. The farms grew crops, sheep, and cattle instead of wheat. Only patricians could but the land. And impressed with the wealth of neighboring countries Rome imported wheat and enslaved people. -
Jan 1, 1146
Moving to the City
146 B.C. The Romans on the farms could choose to work for the new owners or move to the city. Most people chose to move to the city. But the living conditions there were horrible. They were crammed into small apartments where the water lines and sewage were not connected. Diseases and building fires were common. Some could barely afford this because now their bussinesses were staffed by enslaved people, the only way they could make money was selling votes to politicians. -
Jan 1, 1149
The Third Punic War
After 50 years Carthage was regaining sight of power. Therefore the Romans attacked. They burned Carthage and sold many people into slavery or even killed them. -
Jan 1, 1218
The Second Punic War
218 B.C. At this time Hannibal was at the head of the Carthaginian army. He had an idea to bring his troops through Spain, France, and the Swiss-Alps. With his army he brought elephants because they are powerful and intimidating animals that can help him in battle. He fought his wa to Rome, but by then he didn't have enough equipment. Rome raided Carthage to make them leave, so by 201 B.C. Carthage payed Rome and gave up their territories. -
Jan 1, 1264
The First Punic War
264 B.C. The Romans felt threatened by the Carthaginians and for 23 years war broke out. During the First Punic War the Romans had started to model their ships after the Carthaginian ships. In the end the romans had won and the Carthaginians agreed to leave Sicily. -
Jan 1, 1450
The Twelve Tables
450 B.C. The Twelve Tables were created. They are many bronze tablets and on them are carved laws. These laws applied to both plebians and patricians. After this more plebian demands were met. -
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The Roman Republic
