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Roman Chronology (Republic)

753 B.C.	Romulus and Remus
	period of Seven Kings
509 B.C.	Republic
early 5th century B.C.	Struggle of the Orders 494 tax revolt 471 Tribunes of the Plebs (10, sacrosanct)
450 B.C.	Twelve Tables
400-264 B.C.	Expansion ca. 400 - capture of Veii 390s - Gauls capture Po valley, raid Italy 387 - Rome sacked (last time for 800 years) 264 - Rome controls all of Italy
	Punic Wars 264-241 (Sicily) 218-201 (Italy) 149-146 (Carthago delenda est)
133, 121 B.C.	Tiberius, Gaius Gracchus (land reform)
1st century B.C.	Golden Age of Roman literature civil wars / crisis of Republican constitution
44 B.C.	Assassination of Julius Caesar / end of Republic

Cursus honorum
("course of offices" or Roman magistrates)

           *Consul
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          * Praetor                      * = "imperium"
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           Aedile (curule)---or---(plebian) Aedile
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           Quaestor                                 Tribune

elected by Patricians                          Plebs only
             or Plebs

each elected annually, holds office for one year.
eligible for any other public office after 2 or 3 years.
eligible for the same office again after 10 years.

Checks and Balances

at least 2 hold each office at any given time
each has "veto" power over the other
higher offices have "veto" power over lower