Roma Tim King December 1, 2008
Carthage founded 800 BC Founding of Rome 753 BC Carthage becomes major power 600 BC
For over 100 years Carthage and Rome engage in the Punic wars Conclusion of Punic Wars; Rome destroys Carthage 146 BC 2 nd Punic War BC Incident in Sicily at 264 BC Romans kill Hannibal, Carthaginian General at Zama 202 BC 1 st Punic War BC 3 rd Punic War BC
Tribes agree to pay tribute to Caesar 54 BC Caesar elected Consul 59 BC Roman soldiers no longer required to be landowners 107 BC Caesar defeats Celts and pushes back German tribes BC Caesar invades Britain 55 BC Caesar crosses Rubicon; ends Roman Republic 49BC Caesar killed by his friend Brutus 44 BC Alea Jacta Est
Battle of Actium; Octavius wins despite smaller fleet 31 BC Empire split in two Gaius Octavius rules western half; Marc Antony rules eastern half 44 BC Under Augustus, Rome loses to the German tribes in the Rhine, becoming permanent northern boundary 9 BC Vendi, Vidi Vici