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753 BCE
Founding of Rome
Brothers Romulus and Remus founded Rome -
509 BCE
Romans revolted against the Etruscan king
They took down the king and created the system of government by the Senate and the Assembly -
282 BCE
War with Pyrrhus
Pyrrhus was asked by the people of the Greek city of Tarentum in southern Italy to help them in their war with the Roman Republic -
265 BCE
Rome completed the occupation of the Italian peninsula
Rome took over the Italian peninsula -
229 BCE
First Illyrian War
Rome's concern with the trade routes running across the Adriatic Sea increased after the First Punic War, when many tribes of Illyria became united under one queen -
219 BCE
Second Illyrian War
Ithe Roman Republic was at war with the Celts of Cisalpine Gaul, and the Second Punic War with Carthage was beginning. These distractions gave Demetrius the time he needed to build a new Illyrian war fleet. -
215 BCE
First Macedonian War
There were no decisive engagements, and the war ended in a stalemate. -
200 BCE
Second Macedonian War
The Second Macedonian War was fought between Macedon, led by Philip V of Macedon, and Rome, allied with Pergamon and Rhodes. -
171 BCE
Third Macedonian War
The Third Macedonian War was a war fought between the Roman Republic and King Perseus of Macedon. -
149 BCE
final Macedonian War
The Fourth Macedonian War was fought between the Roman Republic and a Greek uprising led by the Macedonian pretender to the throne Andriscus -
133 BCE
Tiberius was assassinated in 133 BCE by land-owners.
He was murdered, along with many of his supporters, by members of the Roman Senate and supporters of the conservative Optimates faction. -
88 BCE
Civil war in Rome
The Great Roman Civil War, also known as Caesar's Civil War -
58 BCE
Julius Caesar appointed governor of Gaul
When the designated governor for Transalpine Gaul died this province was given to Caesar as well -
45 BCE
Julius Caesar defeated Pompey and became the first dictator of Rome
Julius Caesar and his allies formed up opposite the army of the republic under the command of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus. -
31 BCE
Octavian became Caesar Augustus, the first emperor
His maternal great-uncle Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC, and Octavius was named in Caesar's will as his adopted son -
64
Fire destroyed much of Rome during Nero's rule
The great fire of Rome breaks out and destroys much of the city -
79
Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius preserved the city of Pompeii
Roman town of Pompeii was buried under several feet of ash and rock -
96
The period of the "Five Good Emperors"
The period witnessed considerable expansion of the empire -
211
Numerous Roman emperors killed by revolts and assassinations
When a Roman general in Britain revolted -
361
The Romans failed to defeat the Persians
Immediately after the Battle of Callinicum the Persians and Romans negotiated without success
