Extension of Rome’s power to the coast.Ħ16-579 BCE – Reign of L. Destruction of Alba Longa.Ħ42-617 BCE – Reign of Ancus Marcius.
650 BCE – Etruscan expansion into CampaniaĦ73-642 BCE – Reign of Tullus Hostilius. 750-670 BCE – Septimonium: union of settlers of Palatine, Cermalus, Velia, Fagutal, Cuspius, Oppius and Caelius 7th Century BCEĬ. 700 BCE – Etruscan civilization begins to flourishĬ. 750 BCE – Beginning of Greek colonization in Italy: the foundation of Ischia, Cumae (754), Naxos in Sicily (735), and Syracuse (c.734)ħ53-716 BCE – Rule of the first of the Roman kings, RomulusĬ. The Prisci Latini migrate to Italy from the Danube region.Ĭ.1000 BCE – Beginning of Etruscan migrations into Italyġ0th Century BCE – The first settlement on the Palatine Hill on the future site of Rome 8th Century BCEħ53 BCE – Foundation of the city of Rome (according to Varro)Ĭ. While its ally to the east has implemented sound fiscal strategies to ensure stability and longevity, the Western Roman Empire begins the Grand Campaign haemorrhaging funds and close to breaking point.1200 BCE – beginning of the first iron age. Times of crisis create opportunities which, if seized upon, will see the Empire re-forged and re-vitalised. Nonetheless, it is still possible for the Western Empire to rise again. Roman Emperors have become increasingly fragile - many are manipulated by generals or deposed by their meddling Eastern counterparts. There is neither the manpower nor the gold needed for an effective army, leaving it unable to deal with the many displaced barbarians pouring across Rome’s borders ahead of the Hunnic horde.
Since the Empire’s division the flaws besetting the West have rapidly become apparent. Its Emperor dances to the tune of a half-Vandal general, its powerless Senators idle on vast, poorly-managed estates.
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