ROMAN REPUBLIC

ROMAMS OVERTHROW ESTRUSCAN CONQUERORS

• 509 BC
• They ruled Rome for 100 years
• Once overthrown Rome established a Republic

THE 12 TABLES

• 449 BC
• Carved Romes most important laws into tablets.
• First laws in writing
• Guaranteed every citizen equal treatment under the law

PUNIC WARS

• 264 BC - 146 BC
• 3 bloody wars over control of trade in Mediterranean

TIBERIUS SEMPRONIUS GRACCHUS

• 133 bs
• Elected tribune
• Proposed essential land and economic reforms
• Threatened the wealthy senatorial classes

GAIUS SEMPRONIUS GRACCHUS

• 123 BC-121 BC
• Successor for two years
• Increased power of equestrian class

GAIUS MARIUS

• 107 BC
• Elected consul
• Designated general in African war
• Phlebian general of equestrian class

LUCIUS CORNELIUS SULLA

• 88 BC
• Elected consul
• Designated general in war on Asia Minor
• Patrician leader of the optimates

MARIUS' RETURN TO ROME

• 86 BC
• Outlawed Sulla
• Elected to seventh consulship
• Led a five day bloodbath against optimates

SULLAS RETURN TO ITALY

• 82 BC- 79 BC
• Proclaimed himself dictator
• First thing he did was post a list of all who were to be executed

SPARTACUS' ESCAPE

• 73 BC
• Escaped from gladiatorial school with 70-80 gladiators with weapons
• Defeated two forces of legionary cohorts

SENATE SENDS 2 CONSULS AFTER SPARTACUS

• 72 BC
• Spartacus' friend Crixus is killed so he defeats both consuls for revenge
• Crassus defeats Spartacus though so he retreats to the toe of Italy
• He eventually fought his way out of the toe of Italy

SPARTACUS STARTS NORTH

• 71 BC
• He starts north trying to escape
• Eventually his forces and him are wiped out

JULIUS CAESAR

• 68 BC
• Elected quaestor
• Obtained a seat in the senate

1ST TRIUMVIRATE

• 60 BC
• The joining of Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus
• Caesar persuaded them to work together
• Caesar promised he would support their intentions
• In return If they helped him get elected consul

JULIUS CAESAR GET ELECTED CONSUL

• 59 BC
• He had been against Marcus Porcius Cato

CAESAR NAMED DICTATOR

• 44 BC
• Didn't accept to prove wrong speculations

DEATH OF JULIUS CAESAR

• 44 BC
• Lead a military campaign against Parthians
• 60 conspirators stabbed him 23 times

2ND TRIUMVIRATE

• 43 BC
• Octavian, Antony, an Lepidus formed it
• Formed it to silence opposition and raise money

END OF ROMAN REPUBLIC

• 27 BC
• Octavian gave his power to the senate but they gave it back
• Named him Augustus the 1st roman emperor
• Began the new Roman Empire

WORKS CITED

• http://www.roman-empire.net/republic/rep-index.html
• http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/romanpages.html
• http://www.roman-empire.net/republic/rep-index.html