Roman History 1200 B.C.E. to 121 B.C.E.

By anapearlwhite
  • Rome Founded
    753 BCE

    Rome Founded

    The Latins found the city of Rome in central Italy. Myth claims that Romulus and Remus begin the settlement.
  • 509 BCE

    Roman Republic Formed

    Roman partricians create a republic, in which elected officials govern the people.
  • 509 BCE

    Roman Conquest of Italy

    Romans fight Latin neighbors and Etruscans to win control of the Italian peninsula.
  • 312 BCE

    First Roman Road

    The Roman military builds the Appian Way, first of the Roman roads. About 50,000 miles of paved roads are built by the Romans, setting the standard of road building for the next 2,000 years.
  • 264 BCE

    Punic Wars

    In a series of three wars, Rome defeats Carthage to become the greatest power in the Mediterranean region.
  • 130 BCE

    Gracchi Brothers

    Brothers introduced a number of populist agrarian and land reforms that were apposed by the patrician senate. This eventually led to their murder by a mob.
  • 494

    Plebians Rebel

    The government of the Roman Republic becomes more democratic as laws are written that protect plebeians' rights.