Ancient History Dates

Romulus founds Rome

753

Rape of Sabine women

753-752

Reign of Romulus

753-716

Reign of Numa Pompilius

715-672

Reign of Tullus Hostilius

672-640

Reign of Ancus Marcius

640-616

Reign of Tarquinius Priscus

616-578

Reign of Servius Tullius

578-535

Reign of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus

534-510

Brutus and Collantinus become the first consuls

509

Battle of Lake Regillus

499/496

Creation of the Tribune of the Plabs

494

Cassian Treaty

493

Lex Publilia (Consilium Plebis)

471

Myth of Cincinnatus

458

Twelve Tables

449

Lex Cannuleian Laws

445

War with Veii begins

406

Battle of Veii

396

Battle of Allia (Gallic sack of Rome)

390/387

Plebeians eligible for Quaestorship

390

Licinian Sextian Laws

367

Lucius Sextius Laternus becomes first Plebeian consul

366

Plebeians eligible for dictatorship

356

Plebeians eligible for censor

351

First Samnite War

343-341

1 consul must be Plebeian

342

Latin War

340-338

1 censor must be Plebeian

339

Capua allies with Rome

338

Plebeians eligible for praetorship

337

Second Samnite War

327-304

Battle of Claudine Forks

321

Battle of Lake Vadimo

316

Roman outlaws debt-slavery

326

Lex Ogulnia Law

300

Third Samnite War

298-200

Scipio Barbatus elected consul

298

Battle of Sentium

295

Lex Hortensia Laws

287

Pyrrhic War

280-275

Battle of Heraclea

280

Battle of Asculum

279

Battle of Beneventum

275

Rome conquers Tarentum

272

Rome conquers 'Magna Greacia'

270

First Punic War

264-241

Battle of Messina

264

Syracuse allies with Rome

263

Battle of Agrigentum

262

Battle of Mylae

260

Battle of Bagradas River

255

Battle of Panormous

250

Battle of Drapana

249

Hamilcar Barca commands Carthaginian army

247

Battle of the Aegates islands

241

Mercenary War

241-238

Rome seizes Sardinia and Corsica

237

Hamilcar Barca killed

228

Hasdrubal the Fair signs peace treaty with Rome

226

Hasdrubal the Fair assassinated - Hannibal succeeds command

221

Siege of Sagentum

219

Second Punic War

219-201

Battle of the Rhonic Crossing

218

Battle of Trebia

218

Gaius Flamininus elected

217

Battle of Lake Trasimene

217

Fabius Maximus elected Dictator

217

Varro and Paullus elected consuls

216

Battle of Cannae

216

Macedon, Syracuse, Capua, Tarentum and Lacri all defect to Hannibal

215

First Macedonian War

214-205

Siege of Syracuse

214-212

Publius Cornelius Scipio killed

211

Scipio Africanus given command in Spain

210

Battle of Nova Carthago

209

Battle of Illipa

206

Carthage expelled from Spain

205

Scipio elected consul at age 31

205

Battle of Zama

202

Second Macedonian War

200-197

Titus Quinticus Flamininus elected consul at age 30

198

Battle of Cynosephale

197

Treaty of Tempea

196

Roman Legions withdraw from Greece

194

Roman - Seleucid War

192-188

Scipio Asratiscus wins Battle of Magnesia

189

Scipio Asratiscus and Scipio Africanus both charged with corruption and exiled

187

Hannibal commits suicide

183-181

Phillip V of Macedon is replaced by Perseus

179

Third Macedonian War

171-168

Antiochus IV disuaded from invading Ptolemaic Egypt by Gaius Papillus Laenus

170

Battle of Pydna

168

Enslavement of Epirots

167

Tiberius Gracchus born

163

Cato the Elder starts ending his speeches with 'Carthago delenda est'

157

Carthage fully pays indemnity from second Punic War

151

Fourth Macedonian War

150-148

Carthage invades Roman ally - Numidia

149

Third Punic War - Siege of Carthage

149-146