Ancient Roman History

  • 750 BCE

    Roman Empire is founded

    The empire is founded and ruled by a man called Romulus after he kills his brother Remus in a duel.
  • 509 BCE

    Rome is involved in violent scandals

    Rome's violent inhabitants cause very barbaric violence and fear spreads through the citizens of the empire.
  • 509 BCE

    The city is spread into Patricians and Plebeians

    The city is spread in to two categories of people.
    Patricians are the people who have been lucky enough to be born into rich families while Plebeians are people born into poor families.
  • 390 BCE

    Rome is unexpectedly attacked by another empire

    Rome is attacked very abruptly from the north by another empire.
  • 149 BCE

    The empire takes over all of current-day Italy and half of Spain

    The empire is now spanning over all of current Italy and a large part of Spain
  • 146 BCE

    Rome takes over modern-day Greece and all connecting Greece to Italy

    The Roman Empire keeps rapidly growing through fierce battles.
  • 133 BCE

    The Roman Republic falls and the empire falls into civil conflict

    The Roman farmers start to move into the current day Rome to complain about having nothing after richer people bought everything from them for a song.
  • 45 BCE

    Emperor Caesar is assassinated

    Emperor Caesar is declared emperor but suddenly assassinated.
  • Period: 27 BCE to 14

    Emperor Augustus rules Rome for 43 years

    Emperor Augustus becomes the emperor of the Roman Empire in 27 BC and his reign goes on for 43 years meaning he was the longest serving Roman Emperor in history.
  • 98

    The Roman Empire is at it's largest

    From 98 AD until 117 AD the Roman Empire was at it's largest state in history.