ROMAN TIMELINE SITE OF ROME ROYAL PERIOD 1000

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ROMAN TIMELINE

ROMAN TIMELINE

SITE OF ROME

SITE OF ROME

ROYAL PERIOD 1000 BC to 510 BC Rome founded by Romulus and Remus, then

ROYAL PERIOD 1000 BC to 510 BC Rome founded by Romulus and Remus, then ruled by 7 legendary Kings Last 3 Kings are foreigners—Etruscans Latin used for inscriptions, such as the Lapis Niger

Early Republic 510 BC to 300 BC Romans gradually come to dominate Italy Ruled

Early Republic 510 BC to 300 BC Romans gradually come to dominate Italy Ruled by elected magistrates and assemblies Social conflict between Patricians and Plebians Latin continues mostly in inscriptions, early treaty between Rome and Carthage

Middle Republic 300 BC to 140 BC Rome engages in three devastating wars against

Middle Republic 300 BC to 140 BC Rome engages in three devastating wars against the city of Carthage (The Punic Wars) As it wins the wars, it also manages to conquer most of the Mediterranean area First Latin literature: Playwrights Plautus and Terence, historian Cato the Elder

Late Republic 140 BC to 30 BC Breakdown of elective system. Gracchi Brothers: reform

Late Republic 140 BC to 30 BC Breakdown of elective system. Gracchi Brothers: reform leads to violence Dictators Marius and Sulla Spartacus leads slave revolt Julius Caesar comes to power Literary Golden Age: Cicero, Lucretius, Catullus

Early Empire 30 BC to 68 AD Augustus Caesar and his family—the Julio-Claudian Dynasty

Early Empire 30 BC to 68 AD Augustus Caesar and his family—the Julio-Claudian Dynasty are the emperors Literary Golden Age continues: Vergil, Horace, Livy

Empire 69 AD to 190 AD Flavian Dynasty 5 Good Emperors Literary Silver Age:

Empire 69 AD to 190 AD Flavian Dynasty 5 Good Emperors Literary Silver Age: Tacitus, Juvenal, Pliny, Seneca Height of Roman architecture: Colosseum, Pantheon

rd 3 Century Chaos 200 -300 AD Empire beset by civil wars and temporary

rd 3 Century Chaos 200 -300 AD Empire beset by civil wars and temporary partition

Late Empire 300 -500 AD Empire recovers and then the Western half begins to

Late Empire 300 -500 AD Empire recovers and then the Western half begins to crumble and fall Empire becomes Christian Literary Revival: Ammianus Marcellinus, St. Jerome, St. Ambrose

Byzantine Empire 500 AD to 1453 AD Roman Government is maintained in the East

Byzantine Empire 500 AD to 1453 AD Roman Government is maintained in the East Capital is Constantinople Greek replaces Latin for most writing (except Law)