474 Defeat of the Etruscans by Syracuse 450 Legendary date of the Twelve Tables 387 Conquest of Rome by the Gauls 367 Licinian Laws. (1) forbid large holdings of public land; (2) compel landlords to employ a certain proportion of free labour 351 Conquest of S. Etruria by Rome Cære becomes the first _civitas sine suffragio_ 348 First treaty of commerce between Rome and Carthage 343 Samnite Wars, involving subjugation to of the Latins, and 266 eventually of all Central Italy 321 Great defeat of the Romans at the Caudine Pass 312 Censorship of Appius Claudius including (1) publication of the laws; (2) construction of Via Claudia 281 War with Tarentum and Pyrrhus to involving conquest of 275 South Italy 268 First coinage of silver 264 First Punic War, involving conquest to of Sicily, Sardinia, and 241 Corsica--first transmarine provinces 264 First gladiatorial games at Rome 240 Livius Andronicus. Beginning of Roman literature 222 Defeat of the Cisalpine Gauls 220 Via Flaminia to Ariminum 218 Second Punic War to 201 218 Lex Claudia forbids Senators to engage in commerce 216 Romans severely defeated at Cannæ 205 Introduction of Phrygian worship of Magna Mater 202 Victory of Scipio at Zama 201 Peace with Carthage involving cession of Spain 200 Second Macedonian War to 194 196 Flaminius proclaims the liberty of Greece 190 Defeat of Antiochus the Great of Syria at Magnesia 186 7000 Romans condemned for the Bacchic orgies 184 Censorship of Cato the Elder. Death of Plautus. Basilica of Cato constructed