Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome Part 76

212 Syracuse taken by Marcellus.

207 Asdrubal defeated and slain.

202 Battle of Zama and end of the second Punic war.

197 Philip conquered by the Romans.

192 The Romans wage war against Antiochus.

189 Death of Hannibal.

171 Commencement of the second Macedonian war.

168 Macedon became a Roman province.

149 The third Punic war begins.

147 Carthage destroyed by Scipio, and Corinth by Munimius.

132 Sedition of Trius Gracchus.

126 Revolt of the slaves in Sicily.

122 Seditions of Caius Gracchus.

121 Murder of Caius Gracchus. Persecution of the popular party.

111 The Jugurthine war begins, and lasts five years.

91 The social war begins, and lasts three years.

89 The Mithridatic war begins, and lasts twenty-six years.

88 The civil war between Marius and Sylla.

86 {Cruelties of Marius.

{Death of Marius.

82 Sylla created dictator.

78 Death of Sylla.

73 The insurrection of the slaves under Spartacus _note_.

66 Mithridates conquered by Pompey.

63 Catiline's conspiracy detected.

60 The first Triumvirate. Caesar, Pompey, and Cra.s.sus.

55 Caesar invades Britain.

53 Cra.s.sus slain in Parthia.

50 Civil war between Caesar and Pompey.

48 {The battle of Pharsalia.

{Death of Pompey.

47 Alexandria taken by Caesar.

46 {The war in Africa.

{Death of Cato.

45 {The war in Spain.

{The battle of Munda.

44 Caesar murdered in the senate house.

43 {Formation of the second Triumvirate--Antony.

Octavius (Augustus) and Lepidus.

{The Proscription. The murder of Cicero.

42 The battle of Philippi.

32 Octavius (Augustus) and Antony prepare for war.

31 The battle of Actium.

30 {The death of Antony.

{Alexandria surrendered.

{Death of Cleopatra.

27 The t.i.tle of Augustus given to Octavius.

A.D.

4 Birth of JESUS CHRIST (four years before the vulgar era).

14 Death of Augustus.

19 Death of Germanicus by poison.

26 The retreat of Trius to Capreae.

31 Disgrace and downfall of Seja.n.u.s.

33 The Crucifixion.