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The Romans overthrew the last Etruscan king and officially became a republic with elected senators who made all of the important political decisions.
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There was a law made that limited how much land could be given to an individual after a war was won meaning everyone who served was getting the same amount of land. This law made more people want to sign up tp serve in the Roman army.
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The Romans lost two battles against Pyrrhus and his troops, but pyres had lost two-thirds of his troops and retreated. The Romans had now taken over all of Italy.
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After being on the losing side of a war against Hannibal for 16 years, Rome finally got the upper hand and won.
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The Senate proposed legislation and could veto the legislation of the consuls. The senate also made it so they could designate funds for war and construction. These new changes gave them a large amount of power over what the Roman govt. could and couldn’t do.
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Almost all of the Mediterranean region was under Rome's ruling with only Egypt left out.
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Octavian caused a civil war which lead to the republic becoming an empire.
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The Pax Romana, the most successful time of the Roman Empire, began. It consisted of three dynasties/time periods: the Julian dynasty (14-68 CE), the Flavian dynasty (69-96 CE), and the “Five Good Emperors” (98-180 CE).
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The Romans allowed the Goths to settle in the Balkans. The Romans tried to kick them out but they fought back and won. The Romans allowed them to stay and serve in the Roman army. The roman govt. moved to Ravenna. They considered this to be the first time in over 700 years that Rome had been breached by non-Romans
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After a series, of attacks and invasions, the western half of the Roman Empire fell and was replaced by a cluster of kingdoms. The eastern half of the Roman Empire would continue for another 1,000 years
