Ancient rome By Dakota caputa 509 BCE Roman Republic is founded 509 bce 449 BCE the law of the 12 tables is Institute 449bce 410 BCE Sack of Rome 410 380 BCE Empire converts to Christianity 380bce 218 BCE Hannibal invades Italy 218bce 180 BCE Age of the Five Good Emperors 96-180bce 165 BCE Antonine Plague 165 bce 80 BCE Construction of the Colosseum is completed 80 bce 73 BCE The Spartacus slave uprising 73 bce 64 BCE Great Fire of Rome 64 bce 45 BCE Julius Caesar becomes dictator 45 bce 44 BCE Julius Caesar is assassinated 44 bce 38 BCE Emperor Caligula’s reign begins 38 ce 27 BCE Augustus becomes the first emperor of Rome 27 bce