diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/RoleController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/RoleController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50796ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/RoleController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Models\Role;
+use Illuminate\View\View;
+
+class RoleController extends Controller
+{
+    /**
+     * Display a listing of roles.
+     */
+    public function index(): View
+    {
+        $roles = Role::query()
+            ->orderBy('name')
+            ->get(['id', 'name', 'created_at']);
+
+        return view('role.index', [
+            'roles' => $roles,
+        ]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Models/Role.php b/app/Models/Role.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5fa26b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/Role.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Attributes\Fillable;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+#[Fillable(['name'])]
+class Role extends Model {}
diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_05_11_033145_create_roles_table.php b/database/migrations/2026_05_11_033145_create_roles_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87bd721
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_05_11_033145_create_roles_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('roles', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->string('name')->unique();
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('roles');
+    }
+};
diff --git a/resources/views/layouts/navigation.blade.php b/resources/views/layouts/navigation.blade.php
index c2d3a65..44109d3 100644
--- a/resources/views/layouts/navigation.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/layouts/navigation.blade.php
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
                     <x-nav-link :href="route('dashboard')" :active="request()->routeIs('dashboard')">
                         {{ __('Dashboard') }}
                     </x-nav-link>
+                    <x-nav-link :href="route('role.index')" :active="request()->routeIs('role.index')">
+                        {{ __('Roles') }}
+                    </x-nav-link>
                 </div>
             </div>
 
@@ -70,6 +73,9 @@
             <x-responsive-nav-link :href="route('dashboard')" :active="request()->routeIs('dashboard')">
                 {{ __('Dashboard') }}
             </x-responsive-nav-link>
+            <x-responsive-nav-link :href="route('role.index')" :active="request()->routeIs('role.index')">
+                {{ __('Roles') }}
+            </x-responsive-nav-link>
         </div>
 
         <!-- Responsive Settings Options -->
diff --git a/resources/views/role/index.blade.php b/resources/views/role/index.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e31be38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/role/index.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<x-app-layout>
+    <x-slot name="header">
+        <h2 class="font-semibold text-xl text-gray-800 leading-tight">
+            {{ __('Roles') }}
+        </h2>
+    </x-slot>
+
+    <div class="py-12">
+        <div class="max-w-7xl mx-auto sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
+            <div class="bg-white overflow-hidden shadow-sm sm:rounded-lg">
+                <div class="p-6 text-gray-900">
+                    <div class="overflow-x-auto">
+                        <table class="min-w-full divide-y divide-gray-200">
+                            <thead class="bg-gray-50">
+                                <tr>
+                                    <th scope="col" class="px-4 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider">ID</th>
+                                    <th scope="col" class="px-4 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider">Name</th>
+                                    <th scope="col" class="px-4 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wider">Created</th>
+                                </tr>
+                            </thead>
+                            <tbody class="divide-y divide-gray-200">
+                                @forelse ($roles as $role)
+                                    <tr class="odd:bg-white even:bg-gray-50">
+                                        <td class="px-4 py-3 text-sm text-gray-700">{{ $role->id }}</td>
+                                        <td class="px-4 py-3 text-sm text-gray-900">{{ $role->name }}</td>
+                                        <td class="px-4 py-3 text-sm text-gray-700">{{ $role->created_at?->format('Y-m-d H:i') }}</td>
+                                    </tr>
+                                @empty
+                                    <tr>
+                                        <td colspan="3" class="px-4 py-6 text-center text-sm text-gray-500">
+                                            No roles found.
+                                        </td>
+                                    </tr>
+                                @endforelse
+                            </tbody>
+                        </table>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</x-app-layout>
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 74bb7ca..36af0fe 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 use App\Http\Controllers\ProfileController;
+use App\Http\Controllers\RoleController;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 
 Route::get('/', function () {
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ Route::get('/dashboard', function () {
 })->middleware(['auth', 'verified'])->name('dashboard');
 
 Route::middleware('auth')->group(function () {
+    Route::get('/role', [RoleController::class, 'index'])->name('role.index');
     Route::get('/profile', [ProfileController::class, 'edit'])->name('profile.edit');
     Route::patch('/profile', [ProfileController::class, 'update'])->name('profile.update');
     Route::delete('/profile', [ProfileController::class, 'destroy'])->name('profile.destroy');
diff --git a/tests/Feature/RoleIndexTest.php b/tests/Feature/RoleIndexTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8381cd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/RoleIndexTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Models\Role;
+use App\Models\User;
+
+test('role index requires authentication', function () {
+    $this->get('/role')->assertRedirect('/login');
+});
+
+test('authenticated users can view the role index', function () {
+    Role::query()->create(['name' => 'Admin']);
+    Role::query()->create(['name' => 'Editor']);
+
+    $response = $this
+        ->actingAs(User::factory()->create())
+        ->get('/role');
+
+    $response
+        ->assertSuccessful()
+        ->assertSee('Roles')
+        ->assertSee('Admin')
+        ->assertSee('Editor');
+});