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Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the
Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea, it
became one of the largest empires in the ancient world.[1]
The Roman Republic
753-31 BC
The Founding of the City: 753-262 BC
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1184 BC: Aeneas arrives in Italy [Legendary]
753 BC: Traditional date for the founding of Rome. Agricultural settlements
on the Palatine hill.
510 BC: The Expulsion of the Kings
The Beginnings of the Roman Expansion: 510-31 BC
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451 BC: The Twelve Tables
390 BC: Rome is sacked by the Gauls
367 BC: Praetor urbanus
343-290 BC: Rome at war with Samnites and Latins
287 BC: Last plebian secession
284-204 BC: Livius Andronicus, first Latin poet
281-272 BC: Tarentine Wars
270-266 BC: Rome at war with Umbrians and Etruscans
The Contest with Carthage: 262-185
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264-241 BC: First Punic War
242 BC: Praetor peregrinus
236-183 BC: Scipio Africanus
234-149 BC: Cato the Elder
218-202 BC: Second Punic War
215 BC: First Macedonian War
201-118 BC: Polybius, Greek who writes a history of Rome
200-196 BC: Second Macedonian War
185-129 BC: Scipio Aemilianus
149-146 BC: Third Punic War
The End of the Republic: 146-31 BC
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146-121 BC: The Gracchi Reforms
100-63 BC: Civil War
63-31 BC: The Career of Julius Caesar
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31 BC: The Battle of Actium
along the western coast of central Italy
The Roman family was patriarchal. The father of the family was seen as the head
and the representation of the clan. Not only family lineage was involved in the
group. Property, land, servants, and freeman were under the authority of the
father and considered members of the family. The purpose of large families was
for work and the preservation of the unit.
Roman houses were built around a courtyard that was open to the elements. The
open roof vented smoke and let the rainwater in. The open center usually
contained a leisure area with a bath, chairs, and sometimes a garden. The interior
of the house contained rooms for the nuclear family, a dining room, and indoor
bathrooms.
Best Known Features: The Ancient Romans were well known for their
architectural ability. They constructed great buildings such as the Collesseum,
auquaducts, and the Pantheon.The first architects were priests who wanted a
location so they could say ?whatever happens is a sign from the gods.? The
Roman architects first learned from the Greeks but when they became a world
power they built with more imagination.
Romans also went to public baths which were most common in ancient days.
Most Roman men and women tried to visit the baths at least once a day.The baths
had hot and cold pools, towels, slaves to wait on you, steam rooms, saunas,
exercise rooms, and even hair cutting salons. At one time there were as many as
nine hundred public baths in ancient Rome. The smaller ones held about three
hundred people while the larger ones could hold up to one thousand five
hundred. Later in the day the wealthier Romans rested while the poorer worked
throughout. At the end of the day the Romans worshipped a large variety and
great number of gods. Most Romans had a room or a shiny object in their home
just for the purpose of worshipping these gods. The Romans also loved
entertainment. There were many theaters and most were free to the public so all
could attend regardless of class or wealth.