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Ancient Rome

  • The Founding of Rome (Monarchy)
    753 BCE

    The Founding of Rome (Monarchy)

    Romulus becomes king of Rome after killing his brother, Remus.
  • Rome Becomes a Republic
    509 BCE

    Rome Becomes a Republic

    After Tarquin the Proud and his reign of terror, Rome becomes a republic.
  • Period: 264 BCE to 146 BCE

    The Punic Wars

    The three wars between Carthage (Northern Africa) and Rome that ended in Carthage being razed.
  • Julius Caesar is Assassinated by Marcus Brutus
    44 BCE

    Julius Caesar is Assassinated by Marcus Brutus

    The result of a conspiracy of the Roman Senators. They stabbed Caesar twenty-three times on the ides of March.
  • Rome Becomes an Empire
    31 BCE

    Rome Becomes an Empire

    Augustus Caeser rises to power and turns Rome into an empire.
  • The Colosseum was built
    80

    The Colosseum was built

    The Colosseum was completed in eight years during the reign of Emperor Vespasian.
  • The Fall of the Western Roman Empire
    410

    The Fall of the Western Roman Empire

    The Goths sacked the city of Rome, then Romulus Augustulus was dethroned, ending the Western Roman Empire.