CLA231H1 Midterm: Roman Timeline - 1st Term
Document Summary
753 - the legendary founding date of rome. 753-715 romulus son of mars and silvia. 715-673 numa pompilius founded religious laws. 578-535 servius tullis established the census; organized citizens by wealth and residence into classes for military purposes. 534- 510 tarquinius superbus the proud c500 polybius claims there was a treaty between rome and carthage, asserting roman protections over some latin cities. 509 fall of roman monarchy; rape of lucretia; the revolt was led by lucius junius brutus who became the founder of the roman republic and traditionally one of the first consuls of. 450 - the laws of the "twelve tables", the basis of roman law, are compiled. 367 licinio-sextian laws by two pleb consuls, gaius licinius stolo and lucious sextius. Laternaus fixed the office of consul as highest position, and allowed plebs to compete for it. 387 gauls sack rome; then repelled by same camillus. 341 - 338 latin war: samnites and romans against latins, volsci and campanians.
