POTLR - Topic 1

background information

753 BC

Foundation of Rome

509 BC

Downfall of the monarchy and establishment of the Republic

367 BC

Legal restrictions preventing plebeians from holding the consulship abolished

264-41 BC

First Punic War (against Carthage)

219-218 BC

• Beginning of Second Punic War.

• Hannibal crosses the Alps

216 BC

Romans defeated by Hannibal at the Battle of Cannae

202 BC

Hannibal defeated by Scipio Africanus at the Battle of Zama

148 BC

Macedon becomes a Roman province

146 BC

The destruction of Carthage and Corinth

133 BC

Tribunate and murder of Tiberius Gracchus

123 BC

First tribunate of Gaius Gracchus

122 BC

Second tribunate of Gaius Gracchus

121 BC

Murder of Gaius Gracchus

107 BC

• Marius' first consulship.

• He abolished property qualifications for recruitment into the army

104-100 BC

• Marius as Consul.

• Fights campaigns against northern barbarians

91 BC

Outbreak of the 'Social War' (revolt of Italian allies)

90 BC

Citizenship offered to Latins and Italians loyal to Rome

89 BC

• Sulla brings an end to the Social War.

• King Mithradates of Pontus invades Roman province of Asia

88 BC

• Sulla as consul.

• Marius uses a tribune to get the Sulla's command against Mithradates transferred to himself.

• Sulla marches on Rome, Marius forced into exile

87 BC

• Cinna as consul, Sulla leaves Rome for the war against Mithradates.

• Marius returns to Rome

86 BC

• Cinna as consul.

• Death of Marius just after beginning his seventh consulship

85 BC

• Cinna as consul.

• Sulla signs peace treaty with Mithradates

83 BC

• Sulla returns to Italy and is joined by Pompey.

• They march on Rome.

• Battle of the Colline Gate

82 BC

Sullan proscriptions in Rome, Caesar goes into hiding

81 BC

• Sulla as Dictator-begins major constitutional reforms, including reducing power of the tribunate.

• Cicero's first case