Ancient Rome

By brysondorsey
  • Period: 1000 BCE to 500 BCE

    Earliest settlers who arrived in Rome

    The Latins, Greeks, and Etruscans.
  • Romulus and Remus
    753 BCE

    Romulus and Remus

  • 750 BCE

    Greeks arrived in Rome

  • 600 BCE

    Roman Republic begins

  • Period: 500 BCE to 500

    Ancient Rome Span

  • Twelve Tablets written
    451 BCE

    Twelve Tablets written

  • 265 BCE

    Rome had conquered all of Italy

  • Period: 264 BCE to 146 BCE

    The Punic Wars

  • Period: 264 BCE to 241 BCE

    First Punic War

  • Period: 218 BCE to 201 BCE

    Second Punic War

  • Period: 149 BCE to 146 BCE

    Third Punic War

  • 70 BCE

    Rome achieved dominance over Mediterranean Sea and surrounding areas

  • 59 BCE

    Elected as consul

  • Period: 59 BCE to 44 BCE

    Julius Caesar Span

  • Period: 59 BCE to 49 BCE

    Duration of the First Triumvirate

    10 years
  • Period: 58 BCE to 50 BCE

    Julius Caesar and his legion lead successful campaign to capture all of Gaul

  • 46 BCE

    Julius Caesar returns to Rome and is named dictator

  • 44 BCE

    Julius Caeser is killed

    On March 15, he was stabbed to death.
  • Julius Caeser is named dictator for life
    44 BCE

    Julius Caeser is named dictator for life

  • 43 BCE

    Second Triumvirate

    Octavian, Mark Antony and Lepidus were apart of this Triumvirate.
  • 31 BCE

    Octavian defeats Mark Antony and Cleopatra

  • 31 BCE

    Augustus began rule

  • 27 BCE

    Start of Roman Empire

  • Period: 27 BCE to 180

    Pax Romana

    • The peace that existed between nationalities within the Roman Empire
  • Birth of Jesus
    4 BCE

    Birth of Jesus

  • 6

    Rome takes control of Jewish kingdom and makes it a part of Roman Empire

  • 14

    Augustus’s death

    The name for Octavian after he is crowned emperor
  • Roman Empire existed from Spain to Mesopotamia and North Africa to Britain
    20

    Roman Empire existed from Spain to Mesopotamia and North Africa to Britain

  • Death of Jesus
    29

    Death of Jesus

  • Period: 37 to 41

    Caligula rules

  • Period: 37 to 96

    Bad Rulers

  • Period: 54 to 68

    Nero rules

  • 70

    Jewish temple destroyed by Romans for the last time

  • 79

    Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and destruction of Pompeii

    This was a big tragedy, it killed many
  • Period: 81 to 96

    Domitian rules

  • 132

    Final Jewish rebellion and the start of diaspora

  • Period: 161 to 180

    Marcus Aurelius ruling

  • Period: 284 to 305

    Rule of Diocletian

  • 312

    Constantine accepts Christianity

  • Period: 312 to 330

    Rule of Constantine

  • 313

    Edict of Milan

    It was a declaration that Christianity was to be one of the religions approved by the emperor
  • Roman Empire permanently split into Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire
    324

    Roman Empire permanently split into Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire

  • 325

    Nicene Creed

    It was the basic beliefs of the Church in Christianity
  • 370

    Western Roman Empire fell

    To the Mongols it fell to
  • 376

    The Visigoths begin attacking the Roman army

  • 380

    Christianity was made the official religion of the Roman empire

  • 390

    Roman persecution of Christians begins

  • 406

    The Vandals attack Gaul

  • 452

    Attila the Hun starts to enter frontier regions of Roman Empire

  • Mar 16, 1453

    Eastern Roman Empire was overrun by Ottoman Turks

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