Ancient Rome

1000 BC Latiums enter the Northern Italian Peninsula

Jan 14, 1000

The Latiums are considered to be the founders of Rome. They were the first people to settle in the Italian Peninsula, settling along the Tiber River. These settlements were on top of seven hills, and it would eventually become Rome. This is why Rme is called The city on seven hills

Ancient Rome

Period: Jan 14, 1000 to Jan 14, 1476

800 BC Etruscans are an established tribe

Jan 14, 1010

The Etruscans controlled muchof northern Italy, north of Rome. Romans learned from the Etruscans and used wome of their ideas, such as the alphabet, the arch,and theirways of engineering

753 BC City of Rome is Built

Jan 14, 1020

Romulus and remus were abandoned when they were young and said to beraised by a she-wolf. They grew up to both be strong and capable men. Romulus killed Remus since Remus mocked him becaus the size of his walls were too low. Romulus continuedto build, eventually building the city of Rome.

509 BC Last Etruscan King is Overthrown

Jan 14, 1030

The Romans did not like the system of government the Etruscans had established, so they overhtrew it. They did not want a king, so theycreated a new governmentcalled the republic. This means thatthe government isruled by the people.

450 BC Twelve Tables Established

Jan 14, 1040

The laws of Rome were inscribed into twelve tablets that were set upin the marketplace. However, plebians (lowere class) protested that the could not knowthe laws bcause they were not written down. This lead to the plebians being able to veto a judgement ruled by a patrician judge.

264 BC Punic War

Jan 14, 1050

Rome and Carthage both wanted control of the Mediterranean Sea. The only way to settel this dispute was to fight a war, or multiple wars. There was a series of three wars between the two, and Rome won all three. Rome then controlled all of theMediterranean, which brought trade and wealth.

133 BC Agrarian reforms of the Grachhi begin

Jan 14, 1060

Tiberius and Gaus Grachhus were two patrician brothers. When elected tribunes, they tried to make reform. Their goal was to take from the wealthy and give to the poor. Many people were angered by this and the two were killed during street violece by senators .

73-71 BC Spartacus Slave Revolts

Jan 14, 1070

Many poor people were unhappy with the way they were getting treated,and civilwars broke out. Many were enslaved, but this still didn't stop them. Spartacus lead a slave revolt which did not go well for the slaves. 6,000 are crucified in the end and Spartacus' body is never found.

59 BC Julius Caesar wins the Gaul campaign

Jan 15, 1080

Julius Caesar was one of three cunsuls of Romeduring this time, but he wanted more power. So, he figured that if he could conquer more land for Rome, people will want him to be their leader. He then marched with his troops into Gaul (modern day France) and fought many battles. After nine years of fighting, Julius Caesar defeated the Gauls. and returned to Rome.

46 BC Julius Caesar named the first counsel by the Senate or Dictator for Life

Jan 15, 1090

After Julius Caesar's conquest of Rome, the senate decided to name him the first counsel. Julius Caesar took this power very seriously and attempted to reform.Many of his reforms were an attemp tto lessen the gap between the rich and the poor. He gave land to the poor inorder to help them survive.

44 BC Julius Caesar is Assasinated

Jan 15, 1100

Many of the senate feared that Julius Caesar was getting too much power and they feared that he would become a king, lke the Etruscans. Becauseof this fear, the senate stabbed Julius Caesar 23 times to death during a meeting. This death caused Rome to go into more civil wars, because of their lack of a leader.

31 BC Battle at Actium between Mark Anthony and Octavian

Jan 15, 1110

After the death of Julius Caesar, Rome struggled to find a new leader. Octavian (Caesar's Grand Nephew) and Mark Antony (Caesar's Chief General) were fighting over who should be the new leader. They fought many battles, and eventually Octavian defeated Mark Antony at Actium to make himself leader of Rome

27 BC Octavian names himself Caesar Augustus first Emperor of Rome

Jan 15, 1120

Octavian had defeated Mark Antony before and then decided to call himself Caesar Augustus, or first emperor of Rome. He was careful not to call himself king because the Romans hated that title. Caesar Augustus began the Pax Romana of Rome, also known as Roman Peace.

25 AD Virgil Writes the Aeneid

Jan 15, 1130

The Aeneid was a story that Virgil wrote to proclaim that Rome's achievments were just as good as that of the Greek's. He wrote just after the civil war between Caesar Augustus and Ark Antony. It was an attempt to unite Rome after years of civil war.

79 AD Colosseum Built

Jan 15, 1140

The Romans were very interested in being entertained, much like we are today. To satisfy these needs, they built the Colisseum. This was a great architectural structure, where people could go if they wanted to watch gladiators or other comepetitions/ games.

300 AD Diocletian splits the empire into east and west

Jan 15, 1150

Diocletian felt that the Roman Empire was too large to govern, so he divided it up into two halves. There would now be two seperate governments and leaders. The western part's capitol was Rome and the eastern part's capitol was Constantinople. Diocletian took over the western part, which would soon fall, leaving the east to eventually become the Byzantine Empire.

313 AD Constantine declares religious tolerance through the Edict of Milan

Jan 15, 1160

The teachiings of Jesus had been constantly growing during the Roman Empire, but many of these people teaching them were prosecuted. Constantine then declared the Edict of Milan, allowing people to practice any religion they wanted to without penalty. This lead to Christianity becoming the most widely practiced religion in the world.

455 AD Vandals sacked Rome

Jan 15, 1170

Late in the Roman Empire, Romans were under constant attacks. From the east, the Huns were attacking, and from the NorthWest, the Vandals were attacking. The Vandals moved through Spain and France, taking over much ofthe western Roman Empire

476 AD Odacer attacks Rome and overthrows the last Roman Emperor, Romulus Agustulus

Jan 15, 1180

After the countless attacks the Romans faced, the Visigoths had finally made through the Empire into the heart of it all, Rome. They were able to then overthrow the Roman Emperor, Romulus Agustulus. This officially was the end of the Roman Empire.