Chronology of Rome (TV series)

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This is a chronology of events that occur in the HBO/BBC2 original television series, Rome, and historical events which would have affected the events depicted in the series, not all of which were explicitly mentioned.


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Year Events of Rome Relevant historical events
Pre-52 BCE   ! 54 BCE:Julia - Caesar's daughter, and wife of Pompey - dies in childbirth, years before her death depicted in The Stolen Eagle. ! 54 BCE:Octavia Minor (factual basis of Octavia of the Julii) marries Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor, who she will be married to until his death in 40 BCE, bearing him children in 44 BCE,43 BCE, and 42 BCE - after Caesar's assassination.
52 BCE Jan   Jan Marcus Licinius Crassus and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus elected Consuls of Rome.
Feb   Feb  
March March Gallic Wars: captures of Avaricum (Bourges)
April April Gallic Wars: Siege and repulse from Gergovia
May May
June   June  
July July Gallic Wars: Battle of the Vingeanne, an indecisive battle between Caesar and Vercingetorix.
Aug   Aug  
Sept   Sept
Oct The Stolen Eagle Oct Gallic Wars: Romans defeat Gauls at Alesia. Gauls broken, though "pacification" of pockets would continue during 51 BCE.
Nov Nov
Dec Dec  
51 BCE Jan   Jan Marcus Claudius Marcellus and Servius Sulpicius Rufus elected Consuls of Rome

Pharaoh Ptolemy XII of Egypt dies and is succeeded by his eldest surviving daughter Cleopatra VII of Egypt and her younger brother and co-ruler Ptolemy XIII of Egypt.
Feb   Feb
March   March
April   April  
May   May
June   June  
July   July
Aug   Aug  
Sept   Sept
Oct   Oct  
Nov   Nov
Dec   Dec
50 BCE Jan How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic Jan Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Claudius Marcellus Maior elected Consuls of Rome.
Feb Feb  
March March
April April  
May May
June June  
July July
Aug Aug  
Sept Sept
Oct Oct  
Nov Nov
Dec Dec Pompey demands that Julius Caesar lay down his command before he can stand for consul

The Senate refuses Julius Caesar permission to stand for consul in absentia, and demands that he lay down his command
49 BCE Jan Jan Consuls: Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Claudius Marcellus Maior elected

10 - Julius Caesar leads Legio XIII Gemina across the Rubicon.
Feb An Owl in a Thornbush
Stealing from Saturn
The Ram Has Touched the Wall		 Feb Pompey's flight to Epirus with most of the Senate
March   March
April   April  
May   May
June   June  
July   July
Aug   Aug  
Sept   Sept
Oct   Oct  
Nov   Nov
Dec   Dec  
48 BCE Jan   Jan  
Feb   Feb  
March   March
April   April  
May Egeria May
June June  
July July 10 - The Battle of Dyrrhachium. Caesar's forces repulsed by Pompey, flees south towards Pharsalus.
Aug Pharsalus Aug 9 - The Battle of Pharsalus. Pompey's forces defeated. Cato and Scipio flee to Africa. Pompey flees to Egypt.

Caesar is named Consul for a period of five years
Sept Sept 29 - On the orders of Ptolemy's advisors, Pompey is murdered and decapitated by old "comrades in arms" escorting him to a "meeting with Ptolemy XIII".

Siege of Alexandria begins
Oct Caesarion Oct  
Nov Nov
Dec Dec Forces of Caesar and Cleopatra clash with those of Ptolemy XIII and Arsinoe IV. Later two flee city, but Library of Alexandria burns.
47 BCE Jan Jan  
Feb Feb The Battle of the Nile. Forces of Arsinoe IV defeated. Ptolemy XIII killed. Caesar breaks the siege of Alexandria.
March March
April April  
May May
June June  
July   July
Aug   Aug Caesar quells a mutiny of his veterans in Rome.
Sept   Sept
Oct   Oct Caesar's forces land in Africa
Nov   Nov
Dec   Dec  
46 BCE Jan   Jan  
Feb Utica Feb 6 - The Battle of Thapsus in Tunisia, Africa. Optimates forces defeated. Scipio killed while trying to surrender. Gnaeus and Sextus Pompeius escape to Hispania.

Cato commits suicide at Utica,Tunisia after hearing of the defeat at the Battle of Thapsus.
March March
April April  
May May
June June  
July July
Aug Aug  
Sept Sept
Oct Oct  
Nov Nov
Dec Dec  
45 BCE Jan   Jan  
Feb   Feb  
March   March 17' - The Battle of Munda. Optimates defeated. End of military opposition to Caesar.

Sextus Pompeius tacked down and killed.

Gaius Didius hunts and destroys remnants of Optimates naval power.

Caesar's forces remain in Hispania, "pacifying" pockets of resistance for some time.
April Triumph April  
May   May
June   June  
July   July
Aug   Aug  
Sept   Sept
Oct   Oct  
Nov   Nov
Dec The Spoils Dec  
44 BCE Jan Jan  
Feb Kalends of February Feb  
March March
April   April  
May   May
June   June  
July   July
Aug   Aug  
Sept   Sept
Oct   Oct  
Nov   Nov
Dec   Dec  
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