Roman Dates Flashcards
Founding of Rome
21 April 753
Stone wall build around base of Palatine
750-725
Rome is a large and complex city
550
Tarquin expelled and first year of the Republic
509
Battle of Lake Regillus
496
Secession of the Plebs
494
Treaty between Rome and the Latin League
493
Decemviri
451-450
Defeat of Veii
396
Servian wall built
378
Defeat of the Latin League at Naples
340
Dissolution of the Latin League
338
First, second, and third Samnite wars
343-290
Via Appia completed
312
King Pyrrhus of Epirus invades Italy, wins victory at Heraclea
280
Pyrrhus returns to Italy and is defeated at Beneventum
275
Rome captures Tarentum
272
First Punic War
264-241
Sicily is first Roman province
241
Siege of Saguntum
219
Second Punic War
218-201
Battles of Ticinum and Trebia
218
Battle of Lake Trasimene
217
Battle of Cannae
216
Hannibal takes Capua and is supported by Macedonia and Syracuse
215
Romans conquer Spain
206
End of First Macedonia War
205
Scipio invades Africa
204
Hannibal Recalled
203
Battle of Zama
202
Treaty signed
201
Spain made into two provinces
197