Alaina Tomczak

Romulus and Remus

753 BCE

Two twin boys, Romulus and Remus, were thrown into the Tiber River. They were saved by a she-wolf and later a man brought them back to human civilization. Romulus killed his brother and he is now known as the Founder of Rome.

Roman Republic is Born

509 BCE

The Romans drove out the Etruscan rulers and established a republic. Laws were made by 300 land-holding individuals. These individuals were called patricians, and they made up the Senate.

Rome Coming to Power

270 BCE

Rome had conquered the entire peninsula, by 270 BC.

The Beginning of the Three Punic Wars (First Punic War)

264 BCE

The war between Rome and Carthage begins. Rome knew they wouldn't be able to defeat Carthage's naval boats. For twenty years, Rome found an abandoned Carthage boat and they were rebuilding their boats just like the boats Carthage were using in the war.

Hamilcar Barca (Hannibal)

237 BCE

Hannibal established new settlements with Spain. Hannibal crossed the Alps with 100k men and with more than forty elephants. Hannibal was a very strong leader. Hannibal died in 229 B.C. and he made a blood oath with his son against Rome, creating the Scourge of Rome.

The Second Punic War (218 B.C. to 201 B.C.)

218 BCE

War broke out because of Spain. Hannibal crossed the Alps with 100k men and with more than forty elephants. Throughout the Second Punic War, Hannibal won many battles for fifteen years, but he could never defeat the Romans. He was forced to leave by the Romans to defend Carthage himself.

The Second Punic War Continues

203 BCE

Hannibal is forced to retreat and defend Northern Africa from Scipio.

The Second Punic War Continues

202 BCE

Scipio conquers Hannibal at Zama and Carthage surrenders.

The Third Punic War Begins (149 B.C. to 146 B.C.)

149 BCE

During the Third Punic War, Carthage was destroyed, because the Romans hated Carthage so much. The Romans poured salt on what was left of their land so nothing would grow and the survivors of the war, were killed or sold into slavery.

The End of the Three Punic Wars

146 BCE

The Third Punic War ends. Carthage was destroyed because the Romans hated Carthage so much. The Romans poured salt on what was left of their land so nothing would grow and the survivors of the war, were killed or sold into slavery.

Caesar goes into Gual

58 BCE

When the Senate ordered Caesar to disband his army, Caesar led his army across the Rubicon River and marched on Rome.

Julius Caesar's Death

44 BCE

A group of Senators stabbed Caesar to death, which led to a civil war for control of Rome.

Jesus is Born

4

Jesus was born around 4 B.C. in Bethlehem, near Jerusalem.

Christians were Persecuted (64 A.D. to 313 A.D.)

64

Early Christians were tortured and killed for their belief and practice of Christianity.

Zealots Revolted (66 A.D. to 70 A.D.)

66

Zealots refused to accept Roman's rules, so the Zealots made an open rebellion against Rome. In 70 A.D., the Romans defeated the Zealots' rebellion.

Romans Burned the Jewish Temple

70

After defeating the uprising of the Zealot rebellion, the Roman's burned the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem.

Pax Romana Ended

180

After the death of Marcus Aurelius in 180, the Pax Romana ended causing Rome to fall into a period of political instability and violence.

Constantine's Conversion

312

Constantine saw a vision of a cross while getting ready for battle. The cross told him he would win and Constantine believed Jesus helped him win the battle. Constantine ordered all persecution of Christians to stop and he became a Christian himself.

Edict of Milan

313

In 312 A.D., Constantine took the throne and altered Europe’s future. Constantine's Edict of Milan granted the freedom and tolerance for Christians to worship. Christianity later became the official religion of the empire. Constantine also made Byzantium his capital, renaming it Constantinople. This “New Rome” shifted the center of power to the eastern empire.

The "Fall of Rome"

476

All kinds of Invaders overwhelmed the Roman legions. But, Attila the Hun invaded Europe, savagely destroying anyone in his path, which led to the "Fall of Rome." The empire’s influence didn’t completely disappear with the fall of Rome. Many citizens continued life as they had before but under new rulers.