Roman Empire

The foudning

• Founded by Romuluos and Remus
• Archaeologists found artifacts dated back to 750 BC
• empire told through a myth

Kings

• Romulous (753-716)
• Numa Pompilius (715-764)
• Tullus Hostilius (673-764)
• Ancus Maricus (642-612)
• Tarquinius Priscus (616- 579)
• Servius Tullius (578-535)
• Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (535-510)

Events

• 501BC- appointed first dictator
• 496BC- Battle of Lake Regillus
• 493BC- signed treaty with Latins
• 482-474BC- War with Veii
• 451BC- Twelve Tables lays Roman law
• 443BC- Censorship established

events Cont'

• 356BC- first plebeian dictator
• 337BC- first plebeian praetor
• 307BC- Revolt of Hernici
• 172BC- 2 plebeian consuls in office for the first time
• 49-45BC- Civil War between Pompey and Caesar
• 43BC- second triumvirate

punic wars

• fought between Rome and Carthage
• lasted almost a century long (264-146BC)
• First War - Rome intervened on despite Sicily
• Outcome: Rome controls Sicily and Corsica

Punic Wars

• Second - Hannibal invades Italy
• Outcome: Hannibal lost and left Rome in control of the Mediterranean and most of Spain
• Third - Rome captured and destroyed Carthage
• Outcome: created entire Roman Empire

macedonian wars

• between Romans and Macedonians
• First - Philip V set out to attack Rome
• Second - Rome freed Greece form Philip V
• Third - Rome fought Persus
• Fourth - Rome stepped in and conquered Macedonia and Epirus

Celtiberian War

• fought between Romans and Celtiberian tribes of Spain