Venning. A Chronology of the Roman Empire
Source type: book
Authors: Timothy Venning
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group, London, New York
Year published: 2011
Related Events:
- 771BC Mar. 28: Traditional Birth of Romulus, founder and King of Rome
- 753BC Apr. 21: Founding of Rome
- 715BC: Reign of Numa Pompilius, second King of Rome
- 673BC: Reign of Tullus Hostilius, third King of Rome
- 642BC: Reign of Ancus Marcius, fourth King of Rome
- 616BC: Reign of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, Tarquin the Elder, fifth King of Rome
- 578BC: Reign of Servius Tullius, the Etruscan 'Mastarna', sixth King of Rome; building of defenses, division of Rome into districts, other reforms
- 578BC: Assassination of Tarquinius by the sons of Ancus Marcius
- 534BC: Reign of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, seventh and last King of Rome
- 509BC± 2y : Expulsion of Tarquinius Superbus, Founding of Roman Republic; Consuls: Lucius Iunius Brutus and Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus
- 497BC Dec.: Temple of Saturn dedicated; first Saturnalia in Rome
- 484BC Jul.: Temple of Castor and Pollux dedicated
- 480BC: Tribune attempts to introduce land reform bill
- 480BC: Battle with Veii; consul killed
- 473BC: Political strife between the orders, tribune Cnaeus Genucius murdered
- 471BC: Change in law of tribune elections to eliminate aristocratic manipulation
- 462BC: Epidemic in Rome; both consuls among the victims
- 460BC: Riots in Rome over constitutional reforms, abuses of the aristocracy; exile of Caeso Quinctius
- 458BC: Census at Rome
- 455BC: Lex Icilia distributes illegally held land on the Aventine to plebeians
- 451BC: Publication of the first ten of the Twelve Tables of law after agitation by plebeians
- 450BC: Illegal seizure of power by Decemvirs leads to reforms
- 445BC: Third Secession of the Plebs demanding rights to consulship and marriage between patricians and plebeians: Lex de conubio patrum et plebis
- 437BC: King of Veii executes Roman envoys; Aulus Cornelius Cossus kills him in single combat
- 435BC: Epidemic in Rome during which Latins attack
- 425BC: Plebeian agitation prevents consular elections
- 417BC: Plot by slaves to seize Rome
- 414BC: Turmoil over attempt to take annexed land from aristocrats and give to the people
- 412BC: Military Tribune murdered by his troops over his resistance to land reform
- 410BC: Pestilence and famine, social unrest over land reform
- 408BC: First plebeian quaestors elected at Rome
- 399BC: First lectisternum held in Rome - banquest to appease the gods
- 50BC (Spr.): Cicero deals with Brutus' financial scandal: extorting Cypriot communities