Part 2: Republican Rome, the Democratic Republic, and Modernization

Part II: Republican Rome

Date	Nature of Event	Event Description
525 BC		The Republic of Rome established, with Cicero named as First Consul. A dashing diplomat sabotages Aztec production of the Great Library. Cicero institutes the policy of periodic increases in luxury taxes to promote growth in the Roman Civilization.
500 BC		Rome, Veii, Antium, Pisae and Brundisium celebrate “We Love the Consul Day.” Senaca’s Academy renamed Cicero’s Academy in honor of the First Consul.
450 BC		Roman census determines that the population of the Roman civilization has reached 1,000,000 people.
350 BC		Explorers venturing into the continent to the east of Pisae make contact with Carthaginian civilization. Peace treaty between Rome and Carthage is signed.
300 BC		Rome builds Hadrian’s Hanging Gardens. Work recommences on the Colossus.
275 BC		“We Love the Consul Day” celebrated in Rome, Veii, Cumae, Neapolis, Pompeii, Pisae, Ravenna, and Hispalis.
250 BC		Roman census determines that the population of the Roman civilization has reached 2,000,000 people.
225 BC		The city of Palmyra founded
200 BC		Roman census determines that the population of the Roman civilization has reached 3,000,000 people.
150 BC		Rome builds the Colossus of Constantine. Zulus commence work on the Lighthouse.
125 BC		Brundisium builds first Trade Caravan. The Zulus build the Lighthouse of Bapedi.
50 BC		Roman merchants establish the practice of Banking. First Trade route established between Rome and Brundisium. Barbarian raiding party lands near Palmyra.
A.D. 1		Rome builds the first civic Library; recommences work on the Great Library. (See Map.)
40 AD		The natural philosopher Galenus writes de Compositione Medicamentorum, establishing many of the practices that comprise the field of Medicine.
60 AD		Rome builds the Great Library of Marcus Aurelius. Aztecs commence work on the Great Wall of Tenochtitlan.
70 AD		An eruption of Vesuvius near Pompeii causes alarm; miraculously, the city is not destroyed.
80 AD		Roman forces overwhelm and destroy the Aztec city of Xochicalco. The city of Jerusalem is founded. Scribes working in the Great Library learn of the art of the Warrior Code.
100 AD		A daring Roman diplomat incites a revolt in Calixtlahuaca, whose citizens ally themselves with Rome. Romans acquire Masonary. This marks the beginning of the heroic Defense of Calixtlahuaca. Phalanx lost to barbarians at Palmyra.
120 AD		Explorers discover a minor tribe of Greeks whose sage, Archimedes, teaches the Romans the art of Construction. Barbarian raiders finally defeated at Palmyra. The city of Caesara founded. Travellers report that the Chinese civilization has destroyed a civilization whom they call the Sioux.
140 AD		The city of Tarentum founded.
160 AD		Explorers discover a minor tribe of Greeks, whose sage, Euclid, teaches the Romans the art of Mathematics.
180 AD		Explorers discover minor tribes who teach the Romans of the utility of the Wheel and the University. Aztecs build the Great Wall of Tenochtitlan.
200 AD		Scribes working in the Great Library learn of the art of Iron Working from the Great Library.
280 AD		Explorers discover a minor tribe of Greeks, whose sage, Ptolemy, teaches them of Astronomy.
300 AD		Roman architects, building upon the work of Archimedes, develop the science of Engineering. In Ravenna, Trajan commences a Crusade. In the ruins of minor tribe, explorers stumble upon a book, Philosophiae Naturalis Principiae Mathematica, which expounds the Theory of Gravity.
320 AD		Rome builds the first Aqueduct. The city of Nicomedia founded.
340 AD		Pompeii builds the first Harbor. Explorers slain by a horde of barbarians; survivors bring back tales of horrible carnage and cannabilism.
360 AD		The city of Seleucia founded.
380 AD		Explorers discover minor tribes who have the knowledge of Navigation and Feudalism. Rome builds the first University. Barbarian uprising near Brundisium.
400 AD		Roman census determines that the population of Roman civilization has reached 5,000,000.
440 AD		The advanced tribe of Artaxta ally themselves with Rome.
460 AD		The advanced tribe of Aurelianorum ally themselves with Rome, becoming the first city established in the northwestern region known as Hyperboraea.
480 AD		Ravenna completes Trajan’s Crusade. Roman philosopher and mathematician, Galileus Galilei, in his Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences — the first book in modern Latin — sets forth fundamental Laws of Physics, marking the beginning of the Scientific Revolution. Barbarian uprising near Syracuse.
500 AD		Diplomat makes first contact with Indians; offers of a permanent peace treaty are summarily refused. The advanced tribe of Hippo Regius ally themselves with Rome.
540 AD		The Zulus build Shaka Tzulu’s War Academy of Bapedi.
560 AD		In a surprise attack, Roman forces capture the city of Delhi. Indian civilization destroyed. Delhi becomes the first Roman city established on the southeastern continent of Transmare Italia. Explorers discover a tribe with advanced techniques in Sanitation. Ravenna builds the first Colosseum, where prisoners from the capture of Delhi entertain spectators with various and sundry amusements.
580 AD		Explorers discover a minor tribe and report that they have new ideas concerning religion. A professor at the University of Rome, Tomas Aquinas de Neapolis, visits them to learn of these new ideas. Returning to Rome, he articulates many new tenets and doctrines Faith and Reason in his monumental Summa Theologica, thus establishing the foundations of Theology.
600 AD		Rome builds the first Sewer System. Rome commences work of Augustinius’s Cathedral.
620 AD		The city of Nicopolis founded.
640 AD		In Transmare Italia, a diplomat make first contact with Vikings; offers of a permanent peace treaty are summarily refused. The Senate makes peace with the Aztecs. After 540 years of incessant warfare, peace is established on the Calixtlahuaca frontier. Sullist, in his The Wars with Montezuma, reports that over the years, the Aztecs lost 7 bands of warriors, 3 phalanxes, 4 formations of archers, and 5 cohorts of horsemen in series of attacks upon the fortifications in front of Calixtlahuaca.
660 AD		The city of Londinium founded.
680 AD		Roman census determines that the population of Roman civilization has reached 10,000,000. In a surprise attack, Roman forces capture the city of Kaupang. Viking civilization destroyed.
700 AD		Travellers report that the Chinese commence work on an Embassy to the world’s great civilizations.
720 AD		Rome commences work on an Embassy to world’s great civilizations. In Transmare Italia, the advanced tribe of Ebucorum ally themselves with Rome.
740 AD		Virconium builds the first Courthouse.
760 AD		In Rome, Tacitus completes his Embassy to the world’s great civilizations. Rome recommences work on Augustinius’s Cathedral. Cumae builds the first Marketplace. Barbarian uprising near Syracuse.
800 AD		In the ruins of a minor tribe, explorers discover the book Principae Oeconomica Politica, which expounds a theory of Economics. Barbarian uprising near Brundisium.
820 AD		Hannibal of the Carthaginians demands that Rome pay tribute; Consul Tiberius Gracchus Sempronius refuses and so Carthage declares war on Rome. Carthaginians attack Hippo Regius, but are defeated.
840 AD		Scholars in the Great Library learn the practice of Chivalry.
860 AD		Roman scientists discover the principle of Magnetism, a great aid in the art of navigation. Barbarian raiding party lands near Palmyra.
880 AD		In Transmare Italia, the advanced tribe of Arretium ally themselves with Rome.
960 AD		In Hyperboraea, a Barbarian raiding party lands near Aurelianorum.
1020 AD		Barbarian uprising near Ebucorum. (See Map.)
1040 AD		Cumae builds the first bank. Explorers slain amidst a horde of Barbarians.
1060 AD		Rome completes Augustinius’s Cathedral; Rome commences work on an Observatory to honor an early astronomer who advanced a theory that the earth revolves around the sun. Hispalis commences work on Augustus’s Annona Sacra, a sacred place of trade and exchange.
1080 AD		The city of Gordion is founded upon the site of ancient Berlin.
1120 AD		The great artist and polymath, Leonardus de Veii, using the principles of observation and experimentation, commences upon a long career of Invention. Barbarian uprising near Ebucorum. The city of Agripinna is founded.
1160 AD		Population of the Roman Republic reaches 20,000,000. The city of Cyrene is founded.
1180 AD		The Roman Frigate Ultimatum survives a sneak attack by a Chinese caravel. Rome declares war over this outrage to free trade. The admiral Agrippa launches an Expedition to circumnavigate the world from Tarentum. Ravenna commences work on a Workshop to implement the many ingenious ideas of Leonardus.
1200 AD		Barbarian raiding party lands near Agripinna. The city of Tyrus is founded.
1280 AD		Diplomat makes first contact with the Zulu Civilization; permanent peace treaty is signed and ratified.
1300 AD		Rome builds Copernicus’ Observatory; at the University of Rome work begins on a College to honor Galileus Galilei.
1320 AD		The Roman scientist Philippus Paracelsus, in his Opera Omnia, expounds upon salt, sulphur, and mercury as the first three elements, establishing the foundations of Chemistry.
1340 AD		Scholars working in the Great Library learn of the art of Bridge Building.
1400 AD		Disciples of Paracelsus discover Gunpowder, which revolutionizes warfare. The city of Verona is founded.
1440 AD		Agrippa’s Expedition is completed in Tarentum; Ravenna completes Leonardus’s Workshop. Embassies report that the Zulus and Chinese have signed a secret alliance against Rome. The city of Corfinium founded.
1480 AD		Barbarian raiding party lands near Aurelianorum.
1500 AD		Disciples of Paracelsus discover Explosives. In Ravenna, a school of advanced engineering is established; this is subsequently merged with Leonardus’s Workshop to form the Leonardus de Veii Institute for the Advancement of Technology. (See Map.)
1510 AD		Roman diplomat incites a revolt in Macao, whose citizens ally themselves with Rome; Rome establishes a foothold on the Chinese continent. The Chinese sue for peace; the Senate approves a resolution establishing a permanent peace treaty with the Chinese civilization. Barbarian raiding party lands near Palmyra.
1520 AD		Hispalis builds Augustus’s Annona Sancta, providing Rome with a Trading Company; Rome builds Galileus’s College for the Advancement of Science.
1530 AD		In Hyperboraea, the city of Mediolanum founded.
1540 AD		Scientists at Galileus’s College advance the Atomic Theory of the universe.
1550 AD		On a large island east of Transmare Italia, the city of Treveri is founded.
1560 AD	x2	Roman engineers working at the Leonard de Veii Institute for the Advancement of Technology demonstrate the Steam Engine, an invention destined to revolutionize the world. The cities of Sirmium and Augustadorum are founded.
1570 AD		The city of Trapezus is founded.
1580 AD		The city of Bagacum is founded.
1590 AD		In a novel use of the steam engine, Roman engineers at the Leonardus Institute demonstrate the powers of the “Iron Horse,” marking the beginning of the Age of the Railroad. The city of Lauriacum is founded.
1620 AD		Philosopher’s at Cicero’s Academy, advancing the principles laid down in De Re Publica, set forth the theory of Democracy. Rome commences work on the Statue of Libertus Victoriae.
1630 AD		Rome builds the Statue of Libertus Victoriae. The city of Teurnia is founded.
1650 AD		Georgius Agricola sets forth the principles of Metallurgy in his De re metallica. As the principles of democratic government spread among the plebians of Rome, widespread protests lead to revolt as the citizens of Rome demand a reform of Republican government. Tarentum commences work on a Theatre in honor of the Roman tragedian, Senaca.