Timeline: Roman Imperialism

490 BCE

Foundation of the Latin League

Treaty on equal terms between a major grouping of Latin cities

Period: 341 BCE to 338 BCE

War between Rome and the cities of the Latin League

Due to the ambition of Rome, the cities of the Latin League, with some non-latin people, fought Rome.

338 BCE

Creation of structures for latter roman expansion

328 BCE

Foundation of a colony in Fregellae

Period: 328 BCE to 304 BCE

War against the Samnites

This war started for the expansion of Rome with the foundation of Fregellae

321 BCE

Defeat in the battle of the Caudine Forks

312 BCE

Construction of the Via Apia

307 BCE

Construction of the Via Valeria

Period: 306 BCE to 41 BCE

Weakening of the Ptolemaic kingdom

303 BCE

Foundation of Alba Fucens

299 BCE

Foundation of Narnia

295 BCE

Victory against the Samnites and the Gauls in Sentium

289 BCE

Foundation of Hadria

280 BCE

First defeat against Pyrrhos of Epiros

279 BCE

Second defeat against Pyrrhos of Epiros

275 BCE

Pyrrhos returned to Greece

Despite his victories, he could not defeat completely Rome and had to leave Italy

273 BCE

First contact between and Hellenistic Kingdom and Rome

This event took place between Rome and Egypt

272 BCE

Tarentum was captured by the romans

270 BCE

Treaty between Rome and Carthage against Pyrrhos

268 BCE

Foundation of Ariminum

264 BCE

Foundation of Firmum

264 BCE

Conquest of Messene by romans soldiers

241 BCE

Defeat of the Carthaginian in the First Punic War

With the victory in the naval battle of 241 in the Aegates Islands, the carthaginian sued for peace

231 BCE

Roman embassy went to investigate Hamilcar's activities

230 BCE

Fight against local communities in Sardinia

Period: 229 BCE to 228 BCE

Figths in the Adriatic against the Illyrians

The war is considered as the first involvement between Rome and Greeks

227 BCE

Organization of Sicily and Sardinia as a province

221 BCE

The son of the carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca, Hannibal took over the carthaginian forces

Carthage was also expanding its possesions in Spain

220 BCE

Figths agains the Gauls of northern Italy

These victories were consolidated with the foundation of Cremona and Placentia and the building of the Via Flaminia

219 BCE

Second Roman expedition to Illyria

218 BCE

Defeat against Hannibal in Trebia

217 BCE

Defeat against Hannibal in Trasimene

216 BCE

Defeat against Hannibal in Cannae

215 BCE

Alliance between Carthage and the macedonians

This alliance led to war against Rome

211 BCE

Alliance between Rome and the Aitolian League

206 BCE

The Aitolians negotiated a separate peace with Philip

205 BCE

Peace between Rome and the macedonians

202 BCE

Hannibal had to leave Italy and Face Scipio Africanus in Zama

201 BCE

End of the Second Punic War

200 BCE

Second war against Macedon

197 BCE

Organization of Spain as two provinces

197 BCE

Victory in Thessaly at Kynoskephalai

196 BCE

The Aitolians questioned Romans intentions in the Isthmian Games

This led to a proclamation by the romans that they were going to leave all greek cities with a self governance

195 BCE

Establishment of a cult of the goddess Roma in Smyrna's

191 BCE

War between Rome and Antiochos

168 BCE

Third Macedonian War

After the victory in the third macedonian war, macedon became a four separate, tribute-paying republics

146 BCE

Destruction of Carthage and Corinth

140 BCE

A pretender in Macedon led an uprising against Rome

Andriskos, the pretende inflicted a shocking defeat against Rome

140 BCE

Revolts of Viriathus in Lusitania

Period: 140 BCE to 130 BCE

Construction of roads in Macedon and the northern shore of the Aegean

133 BCE

The kingdom of Pergam was inherited by Rome

The last king, Attalos III, left his kingdom to Rome when he died.