1. The Roman Republic

2. 509 B.C. Rome becomes a republic . 264 B.C. The First Punic War with Carthage begins . 218 B.C. In the Second Punic War, Hannibal invades Italy . 44 B.C. Conspirators kill Julius Caesar . A.D. 284 Diocletian, who will divide the Roman Empire, becomes emperor. A.D. 476 Western Roman Empire falls with the ouster of the last emperor, Romulus Augustulus . 500 B.C.

6. Rome’s growth and decline over the years.

7. According to legend, Rome was founded Romulus and Remus, twin sons of Mars

23. Carthage’s areas of influence before the First Punic War.

25. They weren’t all that far apart.

33. The Second Triumvirate Civil War after death of Julius Caesar destroyed what was left of the Republic