Roman expansion in Italy from 500 BC to 218 BC through the Latin War (light red), Samnite Wars (pink/orange), Pyrrhic War (beige), and First and Second Punic War (yellow and green). The Roman Republic in 264 BC is marked with all colours except light green and white. Year 264 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar.

Etruscan Bucchero Pottery Kantharos, ca. 758-264 BC. A ceramic vessel with high handles, meant for consuming wine. Flanged border between the body and the foot displays dozens of incised grooves. The rim is smooth, and the upper and of each handle flows seamlessly into the body if the vessel.

2023年10月24日 · There was a moment when the history of the West could have been very different, when the seemingly inexorable rise of the Roman Empire might have been checked in its infancy. In 264 BC, Rome sent its legions outside of Italy and across the sea for the first time, in order to assist the Sicilian city of Messina against the Carthaginians.

The Mamertines captured and held Messana (Messina) for 20 years (circa 288 BC-264 BC) during which time they struck their own coinage. Messina (city - Sicily) Pharos of Messana.

264 BC – Start of First Punic War 133 BC – Tribunate of Tiberius Gracchus 27 BC - Augustus 509 BC – Birth of Republic EMPIRE 27 BC - Augustus This image is in the public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

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Of the twenty books of Roman Antiquities (from the earliest times to 264 BC) we have the first nine complete; most of Books 10 and 11; and later extracts and an epitome of the whole.

In Rome: 264 BC: 3 pairs of slaves (6 slaves) had a combat for a funeral By the year 183 there are 30 pairs of slaves Gladiatorial Schools; Familia Gladiatoria

In 264 BC, the Roman Republic entered into the First Punic War against Carthage, deploying their army for the first time outside Italy, leading to a 23-year conflict. The year also saw the first recorded gladiatorial combat and the birth of no notable figures.

But he wrote also to reconcile Greeks to Roman rule. Of the twenty books of Roman Antiquities (from the earliest times to 264 BC) we have the first nine complete; most of Books 10 and 11; and later extracts and an epitome of the whole.