Imperial Calendar Dwarven Calendar	Events
1309 BI	Etruscan “Tarquin Kings” expelled from Rome Roman Republic founded
1095 BI	Battle of Sentinum Elven makaher enclave Lynorra captured
1094 BI	Elven Lyonorra enclave becomes Roman tributary Roman conquests begin
1082 BI	Last of Etruscan cities subjugated by Romans
1064 BI	First public combat of gladiators in the Forum Boarium 1^st Punic War begins
1060 BI	Battle of Mylae Roman fleet defeats Carthaginians
1055 BI	Battle of Tunes Roman commander, Regulus, captured by Achaean mercenaries
1041 BI	Battle of Aegates Roman fleet destroys Carthaginian fleet Carthaginian territory of Sicily claimed by Rome
1039 – 969 BI	Quintus Ennius, Roman poet, “Father of Latin literature”
1038 BI	Romans take control of Sardinia and Corsica
1019 BI	Carthaginian encroachment into Iberia leads to 2^nd Punic War begins
1018 BI	Carthaginian general Hannibal, whose force includes a large number of elephants, crosses the Alps into northern Italia and achieves victory at Ticinus and Trebia
1017 BI	Hannibal defeats Romans at Lake Trasimene
1016 BI	Battle of Cannae Hannibal defeats Romans
1011 BI	Hannibal reaches, but fails to take, Rome
1004 BI	Roman invasion of north Africa by Scipio Africanus Major forces Hannibal to return to Carthage
1004 – 949 BI	Cato the Elder, opposed influence of Achaean and Elven civilization and promoted traditional Roman values, advocates destruction of Carthage
1002 BI	Battle of Zama Hannibal defeated
1001 BI	Carthage taken by Rome, forced to give up navy and Iberian territory
979 BI	Earliest paved streets in Rome
949 BI	3^rd Punic War begins
948 BI	4^th Macedonian War fought Rome annexes Macedon and achieves complete domination of Achaea
946 BI	Romans, led by Scipio Africanus Minor, destroy Carthage Carthaginian domains become Roman provinces
873 – 871 BI	3^rd Servile War, unsuccessful slave uprising in Italia led by Spartacus, slave army defeated by Crassus and Pompey
870 BI	Pompey and Crassus become Consuls
866 BI Wisdom’s Victory 38 KR	Dwarven kingdom Doundilnoar makes contact with Roman merchants, trade is estabilished even as Dwarves try to remain secret
864 BI	Pompey brings most of Middle East under Roman control
861 BI	General Pompius Alexandrius Major launches attacks against Helvetti, a Celtic tribe in southern Gaul. After a few victories his army is wiped out by an army composed of Helvetii, Sylvan Elves, High Elves and Druids
860 BI	First Triumvirate formed by Caesar, Pompey and Crassus Helvetii and Sylvan Elf raiding becomes more common in northern Italia
859 BI	Caesar appoints himself to take charge of Gaul
858 BI	Caesar leads an army against Helvetii Helvetii and Elven allies are captured and returned to Rome as slaves
857 BI	Caesar defeats tribes in what is now Flanders
856 BI	Caesar defeats Veneti in Brittany, a number of High Elves are captured and returned to Rome as slaves
855 – 854 BI	Caesar invades Albion, defeats Britons under King Cassivellaunus Druidic power in Britannia is too great and Caesar is forced to return to Gaul
853 BI	Crassus killed in failed invasion of Persia First Triumvirate ends
852 BI	Vercingetorix leads a revolt of all Gaul Pompey elected as sole consul at Rome Power struggle with Caesar begins
851 BI King’s Vengeance 37 KR	Caesar crushes Gallic rebellion despite Elven and Druidic support. Except for a few Elven enclaves, Rome controls all of Gaul Dwarven Kingdom of Boromon becomes tributary of Rome to avoid conflict Friendly relations established with Dwarven kingdoms of Kiertloun and Kibil-Nala Sundered Dwarves begin immigration into Roman cities The Lost are taken as slaves, with the encouragement from the Dwarven kingdoms, they are regarded as the least valuable of Roman slaves Remaining makaher enclaves send an army of Elves and Achaean adventurers to Italia Sylvan Elves and Druids driven out of Galia
850 BI	Pompey defeats makaher army
849 BI	Roman civil war begins, ordered by Senate to disband his army, Caesar leads it across the Rubicon, drives Pompey from Italia and takes Rome Mark Antony made Tribune
848 BI	Battle of Pharsalus Pompey defeated by Caesar Caesar and Pompey fight in the Balkans Pompey flees to Egypt Caesar pursues Pompey to Egypt and is besieged by Egyptian forces Pompey killed in Egypt by order of King Ptolemy XII
847 – 845 BI	Caesar subdues Egypt, installs Cleopatra on the throne Defeats last of Pompey’s support and is proclaimed dictator and consul by Senate for 10 years
846 BI	Caesar institutes Julian Calendar
844 BI	Caesar is assassinated during the Ides of March, friend Brutus is among the assassins Mark Antony takes power in Rome Caesar’s assassins flee
843 – 842 BI	Second Triumvirate formed by Mark Antony, Lepidus and Octavian, Caesar’s heir Battle of Philippi Triumvirate forces defeat forces of Caesar’s assassins Brutus commits suicide Mark Antony begins affair with Cleopatra
840 BI	Republic is divided, Octavian to rule west, Mark Antony the east, Lpidus to rule Africa Mark Antony marries Octavian’s sister
839 BI	Herod made King of Judea by Mark Antony
836 BI	Octavian deposed Lpidus Mark Antony renews love affair with Cleopatra
831 BI	War between Octavian and Antony Battle of Actium Antony and Cleopatra defeated, both commit suicide shortly after Egypt made Roman province Octavian becomes sole ruler of Rome
827 BI	Octavian given title Augustus Roman Republic becomes Roman Empire Augustus’ extensive patronage fosters the cultural flowering known as the Augustinian Age Latin poets of the time include Virgil, Horace and Ovid
819 BI	Virgil, author of Aeneid, dies
808 BI	Horace, Latin poet, dies
791 BI	Arminius, former Roman citizen and high chief of the Teutons, surprises a Roman army in Teutobourg Forest, Arminius’ force of Teutons and Sylvan Elves decimates the Romans
786 BI	Beginning of silver age of Latin literature distinguished by Juvenal, Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger Augustus dies
783 BI	Ovid, Latin poet, dies
763 BI	Caligula becomes emperor, generally considered insane
760 BI	Imrathonal, a powerful Elven fighter/wizard, leads a major uprising in Gaul supported by the makaher enclaves
759 BI	Caligula assassinated Claudius becomes emperor
758 BI	Combined force of Gauls, Teutons, High Elves and Sylvan Elves lay siege to Rome
757 BI Honor’s Fury 38 KR	Dwarven kingdom Doundilnoar threatens to intervene in support of Rome Treaty of Dalafkoar, negotiated by Durin Dalafkoar, son of Hurin Dalafkoar and peace warder of the Doundilnoar kingdom, settles conflict Treaty gives Hill Dwarves, Mountain Dwarves, Grey Elves and High Elves political and religious autonomy in the Roman Empire Enslavement of all Dwarves and Elves is forbidden The Lost are not protected by this ban, as they are not considered Dwarven under the treaty Treaty also limits the rate at which Dwarves and Elves living in Roman territory may be taxed Signing kingdoms and enclaves agree not to intervene in Human political affairs Treaty also requires that Elves and Dwarves limit their Human interaction Treaty allows for the return of druids to Gaul and the reestablishment of the Druidic religion Kingdom of Doundilnoar agrees to make a small payment to the Gallic and Teutonic tribes that participated in the war Gauls and Teutons amazed with the wealth they receive Sylvan enclaves do not sign the treaty
746 BI	Claudius dies Nero becomes emperor
741 BI	Nero kills his mother
738 BI	Nero kills his wife
736 BI	Nero allows much of Rome to burn to the ground, blames fire on a new cult – Christianity
732 BI	Legions in the Praetorian Guard revolt Nero commits suicide
721 BI	Pompeii, known for its decadence and religious observations, is buried under ash when Mount Vesuvius erupts
718 BI	Colosseum completed in Rome
716 BI	Romans complete conquest of Britannia
703 BI	Tacitus, author of The Histories and The Annals, becomes consul
702 BI	Trajan becomes emperor
700 BI	Pliny the Younger, author and statesman, becomes consul
699 BI	Romans invade Dacia
698 BI	Followers of a strange cult begin raiding in many different parts of the empire
696 BI	Prominent gladiator, Castinus, leads major slave revolt in Rome Castinus is said to use a strange and powerful battle axe of unknown origin
695 BI	Castinus and followers flee to Dacia Dacians, led by the Brotherhood of the Wolf and with the aid of Castinus and his rebels, drive the Romans from Dacia
693 BI	Raiding by strange cult accelerates, panic spreads throughout the empire Trajan, assisted by powerful divination magic, learns the cult is based in Dacia Trajan invades Dacia with a large army, finds little organized resistance and easily conquers Dacia Stories amongst Roman troops in Dacia of terrible wolf creatures become commonplace Raiding by strange cult ceases
661 BI	Hadrian’s Wall is built in Britannia
634 – 633 BI	Plague spread throughout empire by soldiers returning from Persia Decadent and shrinking priesthood is unable to stop the plague
633 – 620 BI	Mithraism and the Cult of Isis become popular religions in the Roman Empire, also major growth of Christianity
620 – 586 BI	Period of political instability Praetorian Guard begins to play a major role in choosing the emperor
588 BI	Roman citizenship formally extended to all free-born people within the empire
586 BI	Teutonic tribes Alamanni and Goths begin attacking the Roman frontier, often joined by enclaves of Sylvan Elves
550 BI	General persecution of the Christians begins in Roman Empire
547 – 530 BI	Barbarian attacks break through Roman frontier defense Alemanni and Sylvan Elf allies advance to Milan Franks and Sylvan Elves pass beyond the Rhine Goths invade Balkans and Achaea Large number of Goblinkin begin to follow in the wake of Teutonic invaders
530 – 525 BI	Aurelian, emperor, withdraws from Dacia and drives Alemanni and Sylvanni out of Italia
522 BI	Council of Alexandria, led by prominent wizards, demands greater role in Imperial government Legion invokers refuse to support the council and it is crushed by order of the emperor Numerous wizards are slain, many other wizards take exile in Persia or other planes Large portion of library at Alexandria disappears
516 BI	Diocletian becomes emperor, institutes wide ranging reform in an attempt to reverse decline of the empire
514 BI	Roman empire divided into eastern and western empires by Diocletian
513 – 497 BI	Diocletian further divides the empire into four parts, conquers Persians and begins last serious persecution of the Christians
495 BI	Diocletian abdicates
494 – 489 BI	Constantine struggles to become western emperor
488 BI	Battle of Milvian Bridge Constantine’s victory allows him to become emperor of the west Constantine has a vision at the battle that leads to his ultimate conversion to Christianity Praetorian Guard abolished by Constantine
487 BI	Edict of Milan issued by Constantine and the eastern emperor, Licinius, establishes toleration of Christianity throughout the empire
476 BI	Constantine defeats Licinius becoming sole emperor
475 BI	Constantine calls Council of Nicea to resolve question of Aryanism Establishes role of emperor in eastern church
470 BI	Constantine moves capital to Byzantium, city rebuilt and renamed Constantinople
463 BI	Constantine dies, converts to Christianity on his deathbed
446 – 429 BI	Julian the Restorer (the Apostate) revives paganism in Italia and Achaea
424 BI	Vast horde of Plains Goblins and other Goblinkin attack the Visigoths, driving them west into the empire
422 BI	Battle of Adrianople Visigoths decimate Roman forces Eastern emperor, Valens, killed Visigoths sweep into western Europa
404 – 395 BI	Stilicho, a Half-Elf Vandal, commander of Roman troops, is successful against invading barbarians Drives Visigoths from Achaea and blocks attempt to invade Italia
393 BI	Romans withdraw from Britannia
391 – 390 BI	Visigoths and Sylvanni under the Half-Elf Alaric, invade Italia but fail to take Rome due to powerful magical opposition Subsequently invades and conquers Iberia
389 – 370 BI	Series of magical defenses built around Rome, including Valentinians Wall built across most of central Italia
371 – 369 BI	Vandals cross from Iberia into Africa, conquer Roman territories in north Africa
359 – 357 BI	Attila the Half Ogre and his brother Bleda, also a half ogre, leading a force of Plains Goblins, Human nomads, adventurers, other Goblinkin and Hill Giants, ravage the eastern Roman provinces until Romans agree to pay a large monetary tribute
355 – 350 BI	Attila, now called the Scourge of God, kills his brother Bleda and renews his attack on the remains of the Roman empire Leading a force of some 500,000 creatures, invades Gaul and successfully lays siege to Orleans
349 BI Gold’s Folly 40 KR	Battle of Chalons Romans, Teutons, Sylvanni, Dwarves and High Elves, led by the Roman general Aetius, decisively defeat Attila the Half Ogre
348 BI	Attila and his remaining forces raid northern Italia Attila, most likely poisoned, dies
345 BI	Gaiseric, King of the Vandals, attempts to take Rome, most of his army is destroyed by a bright white light from the heavens
324 BI	Odoacer, a Teuton chieftain and mercenary in Roman service, deposes Romulus Augustus, the last western Roman emperor and becomes King of Rome
307 BI	Odoacer assassinated by Theodoric, King of the Ostrogoths Roman Senate reconstituted Rome declared a republic
275 BI	Consul Tiberius Major reestablishes Roman authority over Italia south of Valentinians Wall Worship of the classical gods becomes the official religion and Latin the official language of the Roman Republic
246 BI	Roman Republic swears allegiance to Byzantine Empire