ROMAN REPUBLIC

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  • Republic is set up

    In 509 B.C. Rome replaced the Etruscan rulers with a Republic . The revolt was led by Lucius Junius Brutus who became the founder of the Roman Republic and traditionally one of the first Consuls of Rome.

  • Twelve Tables

    In 450 B.C.The Decemvirate formed a body of 10 magistrates and established The Twelve Tables, the Roman laws.

  • Punic Wars Begin

    In 264 B.C. Romans felt they were being threatned by Carthaginian Powers so they started a war which lasted many years.

  • Gladiators

    In 264 B.C. Gladiator Fighting became a popular sport in Rome, both to watch and to be in.

  • End of the Punic Wars

    In 146 B.C. The Fight between Rome and Carthage comes to an end. Rome is victorious and becomes the leader of the Mediterranean World.

  • Tiberius Gracchus dies

    In 133 B.C. The tribune Tiberius Gracchus makes promises of food and lands. He is murdered by members of the senate whose wealth and power was threatened.

  • Triumvirate is Set Up

    In 60 B.C. The First Triumvirate was composed, in it were Julius Caesar, Pompeius Magnus and Marcus Licinius Crassus.

  • Julius Caesar becomes dictator

    In 49 B.C. Caesar's army crosses the Rubicon and the Civil War begins between Caesar and the Republican forces of Pompey.
    Julius Caesar is victorious, becomes dictator of the Roman Republic and then conquers Gaul

  • Julius Ceasar dies

    In 44 B.C. Julius Caesar is stabbed 23 times by other senators, and Marc Antony controls Rome.

  • Octavian becomes the sole ruler of the Roman Empire

    In 31 B.C. Octavian becomes the sole ruler of the Roman Empire after the fighting ended between him and the other members of his triumvirate.