Part 27 (1/2)

281-272. Pyrrhus.

280. Heraclea. Cineas.

279. Asculum.

274. Beneventum.

272. Rome mistress of Italy; morality at its height.

264. Period of foreign conquest begins.

264-241. First Punic War.

260. Lipara; Mylae.

257. Tyndaris.

256. Ecnomus. Regulus at Clupea.

249. Drepana.

241. Aegates Insulae. Catulus. Hamilcar Barca.

237. Sardinia and Corsica acquired, and provincial system established.

229. Illyrican War. Important results.

222. Gallia Cisalpina acquired by battle of Telamon.

220. Hannibal in Spain.

219. Saguntum.

218-202. Second Punic War.

218. Ticinus. Trebia.

217. Trasimenus. Casilinum.

216. Cannae.

212. Capture of Syracuse. Archimedes.

207. Baecula. Metaurus.

202. Zama.

214-205. First Macedonian War.

200-197. Second Macedonian War.

198. Cynoscephalae.

190. Magnesia.

183. Death of Africa.n.u.s, Hannibal, and Philopoemen.

171-168. Third Macedonian War.

168. Pydna.

149-146. Third Punic War.

149., Death of Cato the elder.

146. Destruction of Carthage and Corinth.

143-133. The Numantine War.

134-132. The Servile War.

133. Tiberius Gracchus.

129. Death of Africa.n.u.s the younger.

123-121. Gaius Gracchus.

118-104. The Jugurthine War. Metellus. Marius. Sulla.

102. Aquae s.e.xtiae.

101. Vercellae.

90-89. The Italian or Social War.

86. Death of Marius.

86-84. Sulla's campaign against Mithradates.

84. Death of Cinna.

80. Reforms of Sulla.

78. Death of Sulla.

80-72. Sertorius in Spain.