Timeline of Ancient Rome - 3rd Century BC

3rd Century BC

• 298 BC : Third Samnite War begins
• 298 BC : Rome captures Samnite cities Taurasia, Bovianum Vetus and Aufidena.
• 297 BC : Consul Fabius Maximus Rullianus defeats the Samnites near Tifernum (Liv. 10.14).
• 295 BC : Battle of Sentinum.
• 294 BC : Samnite victory at Luceria.
• 293 BC : Battle of Aquilonia.
• 291 BC : The Romans storm the Samnite city of Venusia.
• 290 BC : Rome dominates Italian Peninsula : Third Samnite War ends.
• 287 BC
  • Last Plebeian Secession
  • Lex Hortensia ends Senate veto power over Plebeian Council
  • Conflict of the Orders ends.
• 283 BC : Rome defeats the Etruscans and the Boii (a Gallic tribe) in the Battle of Lake Vadimo
• 281 BC : Mounting tensions between Rome and Tarentum. Tarentum appeals to Pyrrhus of Epirus for aid.
• 280 BC
  • Pyrrhic War begins
    • Pyrrhus lands army in Italy
    • 280 BC : Battle of Heraclea
    • 279 BC : Battle of Asculum
    • 275 BC : Battle of Beneventum
    • 272 BC
    • Pyrrhus withdraws to Epirus
    • Tarentum surrenders to Rome
  • Pyrrhic War Ends
• 267 BC : Number of quaestors raised from 4 to 6
• 264/241 BC : Conquest of Sicily, First Punic War against Carthage
• 242 BC : Office of Praetor peregrinus created
• 241 BC : Sicily becomes the first Roman province : First Punic War Ends
• 238 BC : Sardinia and Corsica become Roman Provinces in the "Truceless War" with Carthage
• 229 BC : Adriatic Control : First Illyrian War begins.
• 227 BC
  • Queen Teuta surrenders : First Illyrian War ends
  • Number of quaestors raised from 6 to 8
  • number of praetors raised from 2 to 4
• 224 BC : Rome defeats Gaul invasion : Battle of Telamon
• 222 BC : Rome defeats Gauls : Cisalpine Gaul
• 220 BC : Adriatic Control : Second Illyrian War begins.
• 219 BC : Demetrius defeated : Second Illyrian War ends.
• 218/201 BC : Conquest Western Mediterranean : Second Punic War against Carthage. Rome is defeated at the Battle of the River Trebia.
• 216 BC : Hannibal defeats Roman forces : Battle of Cannae
• 214/205 BC : Stalemate : First Macedonian War
• 213/211 BC : Rome captures Syracuse : Siege of Syracuse
• 204/202 BC : Scipio Africanus Major invades Africa, Hannibal recalled and defeated : Battle of Zama
• 202/196 BC : Philip V of Macedon defeated : Second Macedonian War