The Roman Invasions on Samnites.
The first main invasion was on Samnites, from 343 BC to when they finally defeated them in 295 BC. The Romans first war with Samnites was in 343 BC to 341 BC, with the Roman Republic in the early times.
The Romans Early Fights
343 BC: Rome fights the Samnites
341 BC: Rome conquers Campania from the Samnites with its capital of Capua
340 BC: Rome fights the Latin League, including the Samnites
326 BC: A new war begins against the Samnites
321 BC: At the Battle of Caudine Forks Rome is defeated by the Samnites
308 BC: Roma conquers the Etruscan city of Tarquinia
298 BC: Roma goes to war against the Samnites again
295 BC: Roma defeats the Samnites at Sentinum
295 BC: Roma defeats the Gauls/Celts in northern Italy
280 BC: Roma is defeated by Pyrrhus of Epirus at Heraclea
275 BC: Roma defeats Pyrrhus and conquers most of southern Italy
264 BC: Roma and Carthage fight the first Punic war
264 BC: the Romans destroy the last vestiges of the Etruscan civilization (Volsinies)
225 BC: the Gauls invade Rome
222 BC: the invading Gauls are defeated
Invasions and Struggles in the Middle
218 BC: Hannibal invades Italy and the Gauls of northern Italy ally with him
216 BC: Hannibal defeats Rome at Cannae
214 BC: War machines designed by Greek mathematician Archimedes save the city of Syracuse, an ally of Carthage, from a Roman naval attack
209 BC: Scipio conquers Nova Carthago
207 BC: Rome defeats Carthage's Hannibal at the Metaurus river
206 BC: Scipio defeats Carthage at Illipa
202 BC: Scipio defeats Hannibal at Zama and Roma annexes Spain
197 BC: Philip V of Greece is defeated by the Romans at Kynoskephalai/ Cynoscephalae
189 BC: Antiochus III, king of the Seleucids, is defeated at the battle of Magnesia and surrenders his possessions in Europe and Asia Minor
171 BC: The Third Macedonian War begins when Perseus attacks Roma
168 BC: The Romans defeat Philip V's son Perseus at Pydna and end the Antigonid dynasty
167 BC: At the end of the Third Macedonian War the romans divide Macedonia into four republics
154 BC: The tribes of Lusitania rebel against Roma
149 BC: Roma attacks Carthage
149 BC: Roma conquers Greece after winning the battle of Corinth (and destroying Corinth)
146 BC: Macedonia becomes a province of Roma
146 BC: Roma destroys Carthage
139 BC: Slave revolt in Sicily with the crucifixion of 4,500 slaves ("First Servile War"))
135 BC: Second slave revolt in Sicily ("first servile war")
128 BC: Southern France (Aquitania) becomes a provinces of Rome
121 BC: Gaius Gracchus, cornered, commits suicide and thousands of his followers are killed by the Senate
113 BC: Germanic tribes Cimbri and Teutones defeat the Romans and invade Gaul and Spain
111 BC: Roma declares war on Numidia
106 BC: the Romans led by newly elected consul Marius defeat Jugurtha, king of Numidia
105 BC: the Teutones and the Cimbri defeat the Romans at Arausio/Orange
104 BC: Slave revolt in Sicily ("second servile war")
102 BC: consul Gaius Marius defeats the Teutonic army at Aquae Sextiae/ Aix-en-Provence, killing about 100,000 of them
101 BC: consul Gaius Marius defeats the Cimbri at Vercelli, killing almost all of them
100 BC: Lucius Saturninuns proposes Gracchian reforms but is killed by Marius' troops
500 CE - The End -
It was 500 CE and Rome had covered almost all of Europe, and most parts of Asia. But everything that begins must end. In 500 CE Romes population had decreased to only 100, 000 people. Rome was falling, it was weak but that didn't stop them from standing high up to fight for whatever had to come. Slowly Rome became smaller and smaller, in 554 CE the population was reduced to 30, 000 people, They were defeated, no one was left. Rome expanded to 1, 285, 000 km squared.
The Romans Early Fights
343 BC: Rome fights the Samnites
341 BC: Rome conquers Campania from the Samnites with its capital of Capua
340 BC: Rome fights the Latin League, including the Samnites
326 BC: A new war begins against the Samnites
321 BC: At the Battle of Caudine Forks Rome is defeated by the Samnites
308 BC: Roma conquers the Etruscan city of Tarquinia
298 BC: Roma goes to war against the Samnites again
295 BC: Roma defeats the Samnites at Sentinum
295 BC: Roma defeats the Gauls/Celts in northern Italy
280 BC: Roma is defeated by Pyrrhus of Epirus at Heraclea
275 BC: Roma defeats Pyrrhus and conquers most of southern Italy
264 BC: Roma and Carthage fight the first Punic war
264 BC: the Romans destroy the last vestiges of the Etruscan civilization (Volsinies)
225 BC: the Gauls invade Rome
222 BC: the invading Gauls are defeated
Invasions and Struggles in the Middle
218 BC: Hannibal invades Italy and the Gauls of northern Italy ally with him
216 BC: Hannibal defeats Rome at Cannae
214 BC: War machines designed by Greek mathematician Archimedes save the city of Syracuse, an ally of Carthage, from a Roman naval attack
209 BC: Scipio conquers Nova Carthago
207 BC: Rome defeats Carthage's Hannibal at the Metaurus river
206 BC: Scipio defeats Carthage at Illipa
202 BC: Scipio defeats Hannibal at Zama and Roma annexes Spain
197 BC: Philip V of Greece is defeated by the Romans at Kynoskephalai/ Cynoscephalae
189 BC: Antiochus III, king of the Seleucids, is defeated at the battle of Magnesia and surrenders his possessions in Europe and Asia Minor
171 BC: The Third Macedonian War begins when Perseus attacks Roma
168 BC: The Romans defeat Philip V's son Perseus at Pydna and end the Antigonid dynasty
167 BC: At the end of the Third Macedonian War the romans divide Macedonia into four republics
154 BC: The tribes of Lusitania rebel against Roma
149 BC: Roma attacks Carthage
149 BC: Roma conquers Greece after winning the battle of Corinth (and destroying Corinth)
146 BC: Macedonia becomes a province of Roma
146 BC: Roma destroys Carthage
139 BC: Slave revolt in Sicily with the crucifixion of 4,500 slaves ("First Servile War"))
135 BC: Second slave revolt in Sicily ("first servile war")
128 BC: Southern France (Aquitania) becomes a provinces of Rome
121 BC: Gaius Gracchus, cornered, commits suicide and thousands of his followers are killed by the Senate
113 BC: Germanic tribes Cimbri and Teutones defeat the Romans and invade Gaul and Spain
111 BC: Roma declares war on Numidia
106 BC: the Romans led by newly elected consul Marius defeat Jugurtha, king of Numidia
105 BC: the Teutones and the Cimbri defeat the Romans at Arausio/Orange
104 BC: Slave revolt in Sicily ("second servile war")
102 BC: consul Gaius Marius defeats the Teutonic army at Aquae Sextiae/ Aix-en-Provence, killing about 100,000 of them
101 BC: consul Gaius Marius defeats the Cimbri at Vercelli, killing almost all of them
100 BC: Lucius Saturninuns proposes Gracchian reforms but is killed by Marius' troops
500 CE - The End -
It was 500 CE and Rome had covered almost all of Europe, and most parts of Asia. But everything that begins must end. In 500 CE Romes population had decreased to only 100, 000 people. Rome was falling, it was weak but that didn't stop them from standing high up to fight for whatever had to come. Slowly Rome became smaller and smaller, in 554 CE the population was reduced to 30, 000 people, They were defeated, no one was left. Rome expanded to 1, 285, 000 km squared.