171 Third Macedonian War. Egypt to accepts Roman suzerainty 168 165 1000 Greeks, including Polybius the historian, brought to Italy as hostages 161 Greek orators and philosophers expelled (vainly) 160 _Adelphi_ of Terence performed 148 Macedonia becomes a province 146 On destruction of Carthage, Africa becomes a province Great influx of Greek Art Corinth destroyed 133 Tribunate and agrarian programme of Kingdom of Attalus bequeathed Tiberius Gracchus to Rome, becomes province of Asia 123 Tribunate and agrarian programme of Gaius Gracchus. Establishment of the _Equites_ as a political power 121 Province of Gallia Narbonensis, formed by conquest of S Gaul 112 War with Jugurtha: triumph of to Marius 106 113 Army reforms and political power of War with Cimbri and Teutons to Marius 101 91 War against the Italian allies (Social War) 88 Conquest of Rome by Sulla, and War with Mithradates of Pontus. restoration of the Senate Massacre of Romans 87 Revolution of Cinna and Marius with great massacre of nobles 82 Return of Sulla and proscription of Defeat of the Samnites at the the democrats Colline Gate of Rome 81 Sulla dictator. Cornelian Laws improve Cisalpine Gaul becomes a the judicial system. Cicero’s province. Rome refuses first speech Egypt 78 Date of extant buildings at Rome (1) the Tabularium, (2) the Temple of Fortuna Virilis 75 Bithynia and Cyrene made provinces (both bequeathed to Rome) 73 Insurrection of slaves under Spartacus 67 Pompeius defeats the pirates 63 Consulship of Cicero, who crushes Pompeius ends the Mithradatic the conspiracy of Catiline War. New provinces organised Cilicia, Bithynia with Pontus, Syria, and Crete 60 Union of Pompeius, Cæsar, and Crassus, “the First Triumvirate” 59 Consulship of Cæsar, and grant of the province of Gaul