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753 BCE
Start of Roman Empire
After killing his brother Remus, Romulus stated the work on his city. He named it Rome after himself and decided that he would be the king of his new city. -
Period: 753 BCE to 1453
Rise and fall of Rome
From the beginning to the end of the Roman Empire -
509 BCE
Rome becomes a republic
With the Roman empire growing, the need for a better government was needed. Instead of having a monarchy like the rest of the world, they decided to copy some ideas of the ancient civilization of Athens, and have a government run by the average citizens. This led to a great time in Roman history because the people were happy. -
218 BCE
Hannibal invades
Hannibal was known as the " Scourge of Rome" because of his quest to destroy it. He had fought many battles and was winning most of them. He made it to modern day Italy with his army but was stopped by Scipio after he started his attack on his home town of Carthage. -
73 BCE
Spartacus the Gladiator
Spartacus leads a slave revolution after years of him being forced to kill in the arena. He is almost successful in taking over the empire completely but is stopped before he can take Rome. -
45 BCE
Julius becomes dictator of Rome
Julius Ceasar was an accomplished military advisor. He was very popular with the people and his genius in battle made him very well known. He became a consul but wanted complete control, so he seized it, but had surprisingly little retaliation from the people. -
27 BCE
The start of Pax Romana
The start of the Paz Romana, or Roman peace, was started under the rule of Caesar Augustus. It was a time of great cultural achievement and increased the wealth of Rome. It lasted for over 200 years until 180 AD. -
27 BCE
Caesar Augustus becomes first emperor of Rome
The Roman empire becomes official when Ceasar Augustus becomes the first Emporer of Rome. He changed his name to Augustus because he was a little full of himself, and it means majestic. -
72
The Colosseum is started by Caesar Vespasian
Since Caesar wanted to please the people, he ordered that the Colosseum be built. It was to be 615 feet long and 510 feet wide when completed. It was made of almost only marble, making it a beautiful white color. -
80
The Colosseum is finished
The Colosseum was finished under the rule of Titus. -
121
The Hadrian Wall is built
The wall was built in order to keep the barbarians from coming in and wreaking havoc on Rome. It was built along the northern coast of England. -
180
End of Pax Romana
During the 200 year span of the Pax Romana, many great things happened. The main thing that happened was Rome didn't fight any wars and stopped the expansion of their borders. -
395
Rome splits into two empires
The empire was split under the combined rule of Constantine and his good friend Maximian. With this spit, there was also a new capital for the eastern empire. The leader of the east was Constantine, so he named Constantinople after himself. -
410
The visigoths invade Rome
Rome had been on the decline after the Pax Romana. When the Goths invaded they found the western empire to be weak and they easily took over. -
476
The end of the Western Empire
This marks the end of the most powerful empire in the history of the world. The Western Empire was probably the most influential empire too. -
Jan 1, 1453
The Fall of the Eastern Empire
Though the western empire was destroyed in 476, the eastern went on for another 1000 years. It stayed for much longer and was also the first empire to have Christianity as its main religion. It was defeated by the Ottomans in 1453.
