Summary and Analysis of SPQR by Worth Books

Author:Worth Books
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Worth Books
Published: 2017-01-27T23:23:02+00:00

Timeline

753 BCE: Traditional date assigned to Rome’s foundation.

494 BCE: Conflict of the Orders begins.

490 BCE: The end of Tarquin rule, the last of the kings.

451 BCE: The “Twelve Tables” are drafted.

390 BCE: Rome is sacked by the Gauls.

264–241 BCE: First Punic War.

218–201 BCE: Second Punic War; the Fabian strategy defeats Hannibal.

149–146 BCE: Third Punic War.

133 BCE: Tiberius Gracchus is assassinated.

106 BCE: Cicero is born.

91–88 BCE: The Social War.

82–79 BCE: Sulla becomes dictator.

73–71 BCE: Spartacus’s slave revolt.

70 BCE: Pompey is elected consul.

63 BCE: Cicero informs the senate of the Catiline conspiracy.

60 BCE: The “Gang of Three,” or First Triumvirate, is formed, consisting of Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus.

58 BCE: Cicero is exiled.

52 BCE: Pompey is reelected consul.

49 BCE: Caesar crosses the Rubicon to return to Rome and challenge Pompey.

48 BCE: Pompey is killed in battle.

44 BCE: Caesar is appointed dictator for life and is assassinated.

43 BCE: The Second Triumvirate is formed, which consists of Octavian, Mark Antony, and Lepidus.

31 BCE: Battle of Actium where Octavian faces off against Mark Antony.

30 BCE: Mark Antony and Cleopatra commit suicide.

27 BCE: Octavian takes the name “Augustus” and his reign begins.

14–37 CE: The reign of Tiberius.

37–41 CE: The reign of Gaius (Caligula), ending with his assassination in 41 CE.

41–54 CE: The reign of Claudius.

60 CE: Boudicca of Britain’s rebellion.

80 CE: The Colosseum is completed.

109 CE: Pliny the Younger reports from Bithynia.

212 CE: Caracella grants full citizenship to all inhabitants of the empire.

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