Roman Chronology

1. Foundation of Rome, 753 B.C.
2. Expulsion of the Kings / Establishment of the Republic, c. 509 B.C.
3. Laws of the Twelve Tables written by Appius Claudius and the Decemviri, 451 B.C.
4. Rome fights the Samnite wars against the Samnites, 343 – 290 B.C.
5. Rome fights the Punic wars against Carthage, 264 – 146 B.C.
6. Battle of Pydna, 168 B.C.
7. The Social War, 91 – 88 B.C.
8. Augustus becomes Princeps, 27 B.C.
9. Constantine legalizes Christianity, A.D. 316
10. Sack of Rome, A.D. 476
11. Fall of Constantinople, A.D. 1453