​The Roman Army

753 B.C. - Founding of Rome

 

509-350 B.C. - Wars with surrounding tribes (Etruscans, Latins, Gauls)

 

341-264 B.C. - Rome's conquest of Italy

 

390 B.C. - Rome captured by the Gauls

 

341-280 B.C. - The Samnite Wars

 

264-146 B.C. - Rome's conquest of the Mediterranean World

 

246-241 B.C. - Conquest of Sicily (1st Punic War)

     

218-202 B.C. - Hannibalic War (2nd Punic War)

     

 149-146 B.C. - Carthage destroyed (3rd Punic War)

 

215-206 B.C. - 1st Macedonian War 

 

200-196 B.C. - 2nd Macedonian War

 

191-188 B.C. - War with Antiochus the Great of Syria

 

171-167 B.C. - 3rd Macedonian War

 

146 B.C. - Achean War (Corinth destroyed)

 

112-105 B.C. - Jugurthine War 

 

113-101 B.C. - Cimbric Wars

 

89-63 B.C. - War against Mithridates of Pontus

 

88-82 B.C. - First Period of Civil Wars (Marius and Sulla)

 

49-45 B.C. - Second Period of Civil Wars (Caesar and Pompey)

 

43-31 B.C. - Third Period of Civil Wars (Octavian, Brutus and Antony)

 

58-50 B.C. - Caesar's Conquest of Gauls 

 

31 B.C. - Battle of Actium (Octavian defeats Antony)