Roman Timeline of the 4th Century BC

Year	Event
405 - 396 BC	Siege of Veii finally results in it's capture by M. Furius Camillus.
396 BC	Pay is introduced for Roman soldiers for the first time.
394 BC	The Falerii surrender unconditionally to the Romans under M. Furius Camillus.
390 BC	Disaster of Allia. The Roman army under the command of the military tribunes Q. Servius Fidenas, Q. Sulpicius and P. Cornelius Maluginensis are defeated by the Brennus of the Gauls.
390 BC	Gauls sack city of Rome. Inner capitol is besieged for 7 months, before the invaders are bought off.
388 BC	The Aequi are defeated by the Romans at a battle near Bola.
386 BC	The combined Italian tribes, the Latins, Volscii, and Hernici are defeated by the Romans.
381 BC	The district of Tusculum is pacified after a revolt against Rome, and conquered.
378 BC	Construction of the permanent Servian Wall.
377 BC	The Latins are defeated after the capture of the city of Satricum.
375 BC	No curule magistrates are elected for this year.
367 BC	Lex Liciniae Sextiae is passed restoring the Consulship, plebeians admitted to the office of consul.
367 BC	The amount of public land any man might hold is limited to 500 iugera (300 acres) under a law passed by two tribunes of the plebs, G. Licinius Stolo and L. Sextius.
367 BC	The Temple of Concord is built in Rome.
366 BC	The first plebeian, L. Sextius Sextinus Lateranus, is elected consul.
366 BC	Offices of Praetor and Aedile added to the Cursus Honorum.
366 BC	The introduction of the ludi Romani games.
361 BC	Rome captures the city of Ferentinum.
360 BC	War with cities of Tibur, Praeneste, and the tribe Hernici.
359 BC	The town of Tarquinii revolts against Roman rule.
357 BC	Falerii revolts. Gauls raid Latium.
356 BC	The first plebeian dictator is appointed.
354 BC	Samnites sign a treaty of alliance with Rome.
353 BC	Caere defeated.
352 BC	The tomb of King Mausolus of Caria, known as the Mausoleum, is built to house the remains of the dead King.
351 BC	The office of censor is opened to the plebeians.
348 BC	Treaty with Carthage.
346 BC	The Romans defeat the cities of Antium and Satricum.
343 - 341 BC	First Samnite War, Romans occupy northern Campania.
340 - 338 BC	Great Latin War: Rome conquers the seaport of Antium.
338 BC	Latin League dissolved and Latin rights partial citizenship established.
338 BC	The rostra, or speaking platform, is created by G. Maenius.
337 BC	Office of praetor opened to plebeians.
336 BC	The Romans capture the town of Teanum Sidicinum.
334 BC	Alexander the Great of Macedonia begins his eastern campaigns.
332 BC	Creation of two new tribes at Rome, Maecia and Scaptia. Rome signs a treaty with the city of Tarentum.
330 BC	Ostia founded.
329 BC	The Circus Maximus is completed in Rome.
328 BC	Etruria and Campania annexed.
326 - 304 BC	Second Samnite War. Rome increases its influence in southern Italy.
321 BC	The Battle of the Caudine Forks. Rome defeated by the Samnites.
312 BC	Construction of the first aqueduct, the Aqua Appia, and the first major road, the Via Appia, which connected Rome with southern Italy.
312 BC	The number of rural tribes in Rome is raised to twenty-seven.
311 BC	Etruscans join the Samnites against Rome.
307 BC	The Italian tribe, the Hernici, revolt against Rome.
304 BC	Aequi defeated. Under the censor Fabius Maximus Rullianus landless new citizens are assigned to four tribes in the city.
304 BC	End of the Second Samnite War, Rome establishes many new colonies and gains control over much of central and southern Italy.
300 BC	Lex Ogulnia is passed, which states that half of the members of Rome's priestly colleges must be plebeian.
300 BC	Lex Valeria passed by a tribune of the plebs granted the legal right to appeal against any capital sentence passed on a Roman citizen.

Roman Timeline of Events - Table of Contents

Did you know...
At the Battle of the Claudine Forks, the Romans under Spurius Postumius and T. Verturius Calvinus were defeated by the Samnites under Gaius Pontius.