Rome

All About Rome

By bossdawgsydddd
  • the founding of rome
    753 BCE

    the founding of rome

    Legend has it that on the 21st of April, brothers Romulus and Remus founded Rome.
  • the death of Remus
    753 BCE

    the death of Remus

    Romulus eventually kills Remus to become the first king and names the city after himself.
  • the Republic begins
    509 BCE

    the Republic begins

    After the last of seven kings, Rome begins the Republic period during which it is ruled by senators and has a constitution.
  • Hannibal invades
    218 BCE

    Hannibal invades

    Hannibal of Carthage attacks Rome and invades Italy during the Second Punic War.
  • Spartacus slave uprising
    73 BCE

    Spartacus slave uprising

    Spartacus, a gladiator, leads an army of slaves in a series of battles. Spartacus and his men were caught and crucified.
  • Julius Caesar becomes a dictator
    45 BCE

    Julius Caesar becomes a dictator

    After Julius Caesar wins the civil war, he establishes himself as a dictator for life and supreme ruler of Rome, this is the ending the Roman Republic.
  • The death of Julius Caesar
    44 BCE

    The death of Julius Caesar

    On March 15th, known today as the Ides of March, Caesar was assassinated on the steps of the Senate by factions wishing to bring back the Republic.
  • The Roman Empire begins
    27 BCE

    The Roman Empire begins

    Even though Caesar was a dictator, the first leader to call himself ''Emperor'' or Augustus was Octavius
  • The Great Fire of Rome
    64

    The Great Fire of Rome

    Most of the city is destroyed in a vast fire. Emperor Nero has often been blamed, but modern scholarship doubts this
  • Building of the Colosseum
    80

    Building of the Colosseum

    One of the most iconic ancient buildings in Rome, the completion of the structure was a BIG celebration.
  • Hadrian's Wall
    122

    Hadrian's Wall

    A wall was built across the North of England and marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire.
  • Constantine becomes emperor
    306

    Constantine becomes emperor

    This marks a change in the way that Christians were treated in Rome. Constantine himself became a Christian.
  • Christianity becomes the official religion
    380

    Christianity becomes the official religion

    This will have an effect on the rest of European history to the present day.
  • Rome splits
    395

    Rome splits

    In an effort to make administration of the vast empire easier, Rome becomes two separate empires (Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire) with two capitals and two rulers.
  • The attack of the Visigoths
    410

    The attack of the Visigoths

    This marks the beginning of the fatal weakening of Rome that would lead to its downfall.
  • the end of the Western Rome Empire
    476

    the end of the Western Rome Empire

    The last Roman Emperor Romulus Augustus is deposed and the Middle Ages begin.
  • Nepos was murdered in his residence in Split.
    480

    Nepos was murdered in his residence in Split.

    Nepo was murdered by one of his own soldiers in 480, on one of three possible dates April 25, May 9 or June 22; April 25 is probably the correct one. He was reportedly stabbed to death in his villa.
  • zeno died
    491

    zeno died

    he committed suicide
  • Augustus Justin II began to suffer from fits of insanity.
    574

    Augustus Justin II began to suffer from fits of insanity.

  • Augustus Tiberius II Constantine died.
    582

    Augustus Tiberius II Constantine died.

    Augustus later on died for that reason.