Decline of Republic—Timeline

Ancient Rome—146 to 60 B.C.

Age of Gracchi to Pompey Defeats Pirates


BC YearEvent
143-133 Following the destruction of Carthage, Rome Conquers the Interior of Spain
133 Ten-year Siege of Numantia is concluded by Scipio the Younger
133 Tiberius Gracchus, a proponent of land reform, is elected Tribune, then murdered.
123 Gaius Gracchus is elected Tribune, passes Sempronian Laws, then is murdered.
111-106 Jugurthine War in Africa reveals significant corruption in Roman Senate.
107 Marius is elected consul, for the first of seven times. Begins reform of the Roman army.
105-101 Marius leads Roman against Germanic invaders in the Cimbrian War
102 Teutone tribe defeated at the Battle of Aquae Sextiae.
101 Cimbri tribe defeated at the Battle of Vercelli.
90-89 Roman Social War —Italian allies win rights of Roman citizenship.
90-85 First Mithridatic War—king of Pontus overruns Asia Minor and causes Greece to revolt.
88-83 Civil War of Marius and Sulla between the optimates and populares political parties.
88 Marius attempts to take over the army, but is exiled from Rome by Sulla's party.
87 With Sulla's army in Greece, Marius returns to Rome and takes vengeance on his enemies.
86 Sulla is victorious at Siege of Athens and sets up a government in exile.
83 Sulla returns from Greece, overthrows the Marian party and retaliates against his enemies.
83-72 Sertorius, a former ally of Marius, leads a major Rebellion in Spain
75 Pompey is dispatched to put down Sertorian Rebellion.
72 Spartacus leads a wide-spread Slave Revolt.
67 Pompey conquers the pirates of the Mediterranean.
63 Cicero discovers and puts down the Catiline Conspiracy.