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Roman History Timeline (8th - 3rd Century BC), 8th & 7th Century BC…

- - - - 667
        
        642
        
        The Curiate Assembly, one of the legislative assemblies of the Roman Kingdom, elected Ancus Marcius 4th King of Rome.
        
        617
        
        616
        
        The Curiate Assembly elected Lucius Tarquinius Priscus 5th King of Rome.
        
        King Ancus Marcius died.
        
        King Tullus Hostilius died.
        
        Byzantium was founded by Megarian colonists.
      - Tullus Hostilius became the 3rd King of Rome.
- - - - King Servius Tullius was murdered by his daughter Tullia Minor and her husband Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, who declared himself 7th King of Rome on the steps of the Curia Hostilia.
      - 509
        
        The consul Publius Valerius Publicola promulgated a number of liberal reforms, including opening the office of consul to all Roman citizens and placing the treasury under the administration of appointed quaestors.
        
        508
        
        Roman–Etruscan Wars
        
        A Clusian army failed to conquer Rome.
        
        501
        
        In the face of a potential Sabine invasion, the Senate passed a senatus consultum authorizing the consuls to appoint a dictator, a magistrate who held absolute power during a national emergency.
        
        The dictator would in turn appoint the Magister equitum, the commander of the cavalry.
        
        The consuls Titus Lartius and Postumus Cominius Auruncus selected the former as dictator.
        
        13 September
        
        The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus was ceremonially dedicated to the Capitoline Triad.
        
        Battle of Silva Arsia
        
        Tarquinian and Veientine forces loyal to Former King Lucius Tarquinius Superbus were defeated in the Silva Arsia by a Roman army.
        
        Consul Lucius Junius Brutus was killed.
        
        Consul Publius Valerius Publicola, returning to Rome with the spoils of war, was awarded the Roman Triumph on March 1.
        
        Overthrow of the Roman monarchy
        
        Following Lucretia's suicide, Lucius Junius Brutus called the Curiate Assembly, one of the legislative assemblies of the Roman Kingdom.
        
        The Curiate Assembly agreed to the overthrow and expulsion of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus and to a provisional constitution under which two consuls acted as a joint executive and a Curiate Assembly held legislative power, and swore never again to let a king rule Rome.
        
        It further elected Lucius Junius Brutus and Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, Lucretia's husband, as consuls.
        
        The patrician Lucretia was raped by Lucius Tarquinius Superbus's son Sextus Tarquinius.
- - - - On the advice of Lucius Sicinius Vellutus, the plebs abandoned Rome for the nearby Monte Sacro.
    - - After a law allowing organization of the plebs tribe, the Plebeian Council was reorganized by tribes rather than curiae.
      - 459
        
        Under popular pressure, the Senate increased the tribunes of the plebs from two to ten.
        
        458
        
        During the first dictatorship of Cincinnatus, the Aequians staged an offensive, breaking a truce.
        
        449
        
        Resolutions of the Plebeian Council were given the full force of law subject to Senate veto.
        
        447
        
        The Tribal Assembly was established, and granted the right to elect quaestors.
        
        445
        
        Lex Canuleia
        
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        443
        
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        3rd Secessio plebis occurs.
        
        The second of two decemviri, specially-elected ten man commissions, issued the last of the Twelve Tables, the fundamental laws of the Republic.
        
        2nd Secessio plebis occurs.
        
        Cincinnatus defeated the Aquians at the Battle of Mount Algidus and after a triumph, returned to his farm after sixteen days.
- - - - The Tribuni militum consulari potestate held office.
      - 390
        
        18 July
        
        Battle of the Allia
        
        The Senones routed a Roman force at the confluence of the rivers Allia and Tiber.
        
        The Senones sacked Rome.
        
        367
        
        The consuls held office.
        
        366
        
        Lucius Sextius was elected the first plebeian consul.
        
        The office of Praetor, which took the judiciary responsibilities of the consul and could be held only by a patrician, was established.
        
        351
        
        The first plebeian dictator was elected.
        
        The first plebeian censor was elected.
        
        343
        
        Samnite Wars
        
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        Battle of Mount Gaurus
        
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- - - - Rome declared war on the Samnites after an appeal by the Lucani.
      - Rome captured the Samnite cities of Bojano and Castel di Sangro.
    - - Battle of Tifernum
        
        A Roman army defeated a numerically superior Samnite force at Città di Castello.
      - 295
        
        Battle of Sentinum
        
        A Roman army decisively defeated a numerically superior force of Samnites, Etruscans, Umbri and Senones in coalition at Sentinum.
        
        The consul Publius Decius Mus (consul 312 BC) was killed.
        
        294
        
        Samnite Wars
        
        Roman and Samnite forces battled at Lucera.
        
        293
        
        Battle of Aquilonia
        
        A Roman army destroyed the majority of Samnite forces, probably in modern Agnone.
        
        A census counted about 270,000 residents of Rome.
        
        291
        
        Samnite Wars
        
        Rome conquered and colonized the Samnite city of Venosa.
        
        290
        
        Samnite Wars
        
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