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Ancient Rome

  • Rome is founded
    753 BCE

    Rome is founded

    Romans believe the city of Rome was founded by twins called Romulus and Remus. Romulus killed his brother and named the city after himself.
  • Rome becomes a republic
    509 BCE

    Rome becomes a republic

    Rome is ruled by elected officials called senators.
  • Laws of the twelve tables
    449 BCE

    Laws of the twelve tables

    The laws of the twelve tables were the Romans attempt to create a code of law. A commotion of ten men were appointed to make a code of law that would be binding for both the patricians and the plebeians and the magistrates would have to enforce impartially.
  • First Punic war
    264 BCE

    First Punic war

    The war was fought over the control of Sicily and was fought between Ancient Carthage and the Roman Republic. During the war Rome built a powerful navy and developed new naval tactics.
  • Second Punic war
    218 BCE

    Second Punic war

    Was fought between Carthage and Rome because of a dispute over the hegemony of Saguntum. During the war Hannibal invaded Italy.
  • Rome introduces its first gold coin
    215 BCE

    Rome introduces its first gold coin

    The first coin was a starter struck in 215 B.C. It was used to help finance the second Punic war.
  • Julius Caesar appointed dictator for life
    44 BCE

    Julius Caesar appointed dictator for life

    When Caesar returned to Rome he was appointed dictator. He was dictator for a year until he was assassinated.
  • Julius Caesar is assassinated
    44 BCE

    Julius Caesar is assassinated

    Julius Caesar’s assassination was the result of a conspiracy by many Roman senators. Julius Caesar was stabbed by Gaius Cassius Longinus, Decimus Junius Brutus, and Marcus Junius Brutus.
  • The Roman Empire begins
    27 BCE

    The Roman Empire begins

    The empire began when Augustus Caesar became the first emperor of Rome. The fall of the Roman Empire was when Rome fought a series of battles known as the Gothic wars.
  • Pax Romana
    27 BCE

    Pax Romana

    Pax Romana was the long period of relative peacefulness and minimal expansion. The Roman Empire reached its peak land mass area and its population grew.
  • The colosseum is built
    80

    The colosseum is built

    An oval Amphitheatre located in the center of Rome. It was used for entertainment to starve off the rebellions by poor people.
  • Constantine becomes emperor
    306

    Constantine becomes emperor

    Constantine was the first Christian emperor. He protected the Christians in the Empire.
  • Christianity becomes the sole religion
    380

    Christianity becomes the sole religion

    Emperor Theodosius I made the empires sole religion Christianity.