Ancient Rome

By kmbernal
  • 1200 BCE

    Aeneas Flees Troy

    Aeneas Flees Troy
    In one of Rome's foundation myths, Aeneas fled a burning Troy and was tasked with founding a "new Troy" by the god Jupiter. He carries his father on his back and leads his son by the hand.
  • 753 BCE

    Romulus, First King of Rome

    Romulus, First King of Rome
    Romulus is a part of another foundation myth. He was raised by wolves, killed his brother and founded the city that would be Rome.
  • Period: 753 BCE to 510 BCE

    The Regal Period

    This period was the time before the Republic and consisted of seven semi-mythical kings, including Romulus, supposed founder of Rome.
  • 390 BCE

    Gauls Occupied Rome

    Gauls Occupied Rome
    The Gauls held the capital, Rome, for seven months and burned it down. They wanted gold and, when they got it, they quickly went back to their settlement south of the Alps.
  • 287 BCE

    Lex Hortensia passes

    Lex Hortensia passes
    Lex Hortencia passes in Rome making all laws passed by the Plebeian assembly is binding to all Roman citizens. This ends the "Conflict of the Orders" which was the conflict between the Plebs and the Patricians.
  • 264 BCE

    First Punic War

    First Punic War
    Rome acquired its first province in the first Punic war with Carthage, that of Sicily. To do so it needed a navy, the first navy of Rome. This image is of a Corvus, a warship that allowed the Romans to fight in hand-to-hand combat like they did on land.
  • 218 BCE

    Second Punic War

    Second Punic War
    Hannibal was the son of prominent Carthaginian, Hamilcar. He took his elephants and army over the Alps. Rome eventually prevailed in Zama 202 BCE.
  • 146 BCE

    Carthage falls in Third Punic War

    Carthage falls in Third Punic War
    Carthage is defeated in the Third Punic war. All Carthaginian men over 12 are killed, the women and children are made slaves, the city was burned and the earth was salted. This is a picture of ruins in Carthage.
  • 121 BCE

    Gaius Gracchus Killed

    Gaius Gracchus Killed
    The Gracchi Brothers, Tiberius and Gaius, renounced their Patrician heritage to become elected Tribune of the Plebs. They introduced reforms that went against the Patrician interests which ultimately led to their demise. They showed that it was possible to use the popular assemblies to neutralize the Senate if needed.