<Tr> <Td> 304 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rome conquered the Aequi . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Samnite Wars: The treaty of friendship between the Romans and Samnites was restored . </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Event </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 300 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Lex Ogulnia was passed, allowing plebeians to take roles in the priesthood . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 298 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Samnite Wars: Rome declared war on the Samnites after an appeal by the Lucani . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Samnite Wars: Rome captured the Samnite cities of Bojano and Castel di Sangro . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 297 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Battle of Tifernum: A Roman army defeated a numerically superior Samnite force at Città di Castello . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 295 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Battle of Sentinum: A Roman army decisively defeated a numerically superior force of Samnites, Etruscans, Umbri and Senones in coalition at Sentinum . The consul Publius Decius Mus (consul 312 BC) was killed . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 294 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Samnite Wars: Roman and Samnite forces met in battle at Lucera . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 293 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Battle of Aquilonia: A Roman army destroyed the majority of Samnite forces, probably in modern Agnone . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> A census counted some three hundred thousand as residents of Rome . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 291 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Samnite Wars: Rome conquered and colonized the Samnite city of Venosa . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 290 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Samnite Wars: The last Samnite resistance was crushed . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 287 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Conflict of the Orders: A secessio plebis took place . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Conflict of the Orders: The Lex Hortensia was passed, ending the power of the Senate to veto resolutions of the Plebeian Council . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 283 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Battle of Lake Vadimo (283 BC): A Roman army defeated a combined force of Etruscans, Boii and Senones near Lake Vadimo . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 281 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Taranto appealed to Epirus for aid against Rome . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 280 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Pyrrhic War: An Epirote army of some twenty - five thousand landed at Taranto . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July </Td> <Td> Battle of Heraclea: A Greek coalition force led by the Epirote king Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated a Roman army after their deployment of war elephants at Heraclea Lucania . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 279 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Battle of Asculum: A Greek force led by the Epirote king Pyrrhus defeated a Roman army at modern Ascoli Satriano, despite suffering heavy losses . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 275 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Battle of Beneventum (275 BC): Roman and Epirote armies met in a bloody battle at Benevento . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 272 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Pyrrhic War: Pyrrhus withdrew with his army to Epirus . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Pyrrhic War: Taranto surrendered to Rome . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 267 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The number of quaestors was raised from four to ten . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 264 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Battle of Messana: A Roman force defeated a Carthaginian and Siracusani garrison at Messina . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 242 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The office of the praetor qui inter peregrinos ius dicit, a Praetor with jurisdiction over foreigners, was created . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 241 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> First Punic War: Sicily was organized as the province of Sicilia . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 238 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mercenary War: Carthage surrendered its claims on Sardinia and Corsica to Rome . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 229 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Illyrian Wars: Rome invaded the territory of the Ardiaei . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 228 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Illyrian Wars: The Ardiaei surrendered some territory, including strategically significant ports, to Rome, ending the war . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 225 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Battle of Telamon: A Roman army decisively defeated a Gallic invasion near modern Talamone . The consul Gaius Atilius Regulus was killed . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 219 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Illyrian Wars: Rome invaded Hvar . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 218 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Second Punic War: A Carthaginian army departed Cartagena . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Illyrian Wars: Demetrius of Pharos fled to Macedonia . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 216 BC </Td> <Td> 2 August </Td> <Td> Battle of Cannae: The Carthaginian general Hannibal decisively defeated a numerically superior Roman force at Cannae . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 214 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> First Macedonian War: A Macedonian fleet captured Oricum . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Siege of Syracuse (214--212 BC): Rome laid siege to Syracuse . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 212 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Siege of Syracuse (214--212 BC): Roman forces breached the inner citadel of Syracuse and slaughtered its inhabitants . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 205 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> First Macedonian War: Rome and Macedonia signed the Treaty of Phoenice, according to which Macedonia renounced its alliance with Carthage in exchange for Roman recognition of its gains in Illyria . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 204 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Second Punic War: The consul Scipio Africanus landed an invasion fleet at Utica . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 202 BC </Td> <Td> 19 October </Td> <Td> Battle of Zama: A Roman army decisively defeated Carthage, probably near modern Sakiet Sidi Youssef . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 201 BC </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Second Punic War: Carthage accepted Roman conditions for peace, including disarmament, a war indemnity of ten thousand talents, and the cession of Iberia, ending the war . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Event </Th> </Tr>

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