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146
War #3
captured and destroyed the city of Carthage -
202
War #2
Hannibal invaded Italy and scored great victories -
264
Punic Wars
Rome interfered in a dispute on the Carthaginian-controlled island -
410
Fall of Roman empire
AD //// Visigoths, led by Alaric, breached the walls of Rome and sacked the capital of the Roman Empire. -
450
The laws of twelve tables
The earliest attempt by the Romans to create a code of law was the Laws of the Twelve Tables -
Oct 3, 750
Romulas
The twins were set adrift on the river in a reed basket. Raised an armed and marched on Alba Longa. -
Roman Empire begins
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Augustus controls Rome
Inherited the throne after the death of Caesar. -
Caesar controls Rome
Caesar returned to Rome in 45 BC as a dictator. -
Roman Republic
The Romans established a form of government — a republic — that was copied by countries for centuries -
Period: to 214
Macedonian wars
series of conflicts fought by Rome in the eastern Mediterranean, the Adriatic, and the Aegean.