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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.
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Romulus is a part of another foundation myth. He was raised by wolves, killed his brother and founded the city that would be Rome.
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This period was the time before the Republic and consisted of seven semi-mythical kings, including Romulus, supposed founder of Rome.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Hannibal was the son of prominent Carthaginian, Hamilcar. He took his elephants and army over the Alps. Rome eventually prevailed in Zama 202 BCE.
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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.
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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.
