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146
Corinth is destroyed and its citizens are sold as slaves
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Period: 146 to
General Publius Cornelius Aemilianus Africanus defeats Carthage in the Third Punic War
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147
Macedonia is made into a Roman province
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Period: to
Gaius Marius is elected to the position of consul as a novus homo for five years to prevent an invasion by Germanic tribes
Novo homo- No family member ever held a high office position before -
Period: to
Gaius Sempronius Gracchus is elected tribune. He passed many laws reforming the Republic, but he is killed in another riot.
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Period: to 200
The Romans attack Macedonia
Motives: Macedonia helped Carthage during the Punic Wars
Outcome: The Romans become the dominant power in Greece, and Greek cities are granted independence -
Period: to
The Romans attack Syria
Motive: Hannibal advised Antiochus, King of Syria, to attack Greece
Outcome: Syria is a greatly weakened Middle Eastern power -
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus is elected as a tribune, although he was killed in a riot at a later date
(After granting the plebians rights and land from various wars)