Ancient Rome- Han

By mrmoldenhauer
  • Rome founded
    753 BCE

    Rome founded

    Rome was founded
  • The creation of the Roman Republic
    509 BCE

    The creation of the Roman Republic

    The Roman Republic system was based around the idea that only an assembly of the people had the right to pass laws and elect magistrates
  • The first Punic War
    260 BCE

    The first Punic War

    Rome had a conflict with Carthage. Rome knew that they were weaker than Carthage's navy, so they copied and improved Carthage ships.
  • The second Punic
    237 BCE

    The second Punic

    The leader of Carthage established a settlement in Spain. After he died, he made his son swear blood oath against Rome. Hannibal won with his elephants for 15 years. However, he never captured Rome.
  • Hannibal invaded Italy
    218 BCE

    Hannibal invaded Italy

    Hannibal went to attack Rome with his army. this was part of the second Punic War.
  • The third Punic War
    149 BCE

    The third Punic War

    Carthage was destroyed. Rome poured salt on the land so nothing could grow.
  • Julius Caesar became the first dictator of Rome
    45 BCE

    Julius Caesar became the first dictator of Rome

    Caesar defeated Pompey in a civil war to become the supreme ruler of Rome. This was telling the end of the Roman Republic.
  • Julius Caesar was assassinated
    44 BCE

    Julius Caesar was assassinated

    People wanted to bring back the republic, but civil war was started.
  • Roman Empire began
    27 BCE

    Roman Empire began

    The Roman Empire began with the first Roman Emperor, Caesar Augustus.
  • Rome burned
    64

    Rome burned

    While Rome was burning, the emperor Nero watched the city and played a lyre.
  • The Colosseum was built
    80

    The Colosseum was built

    It shows Rome got one of the greatest engineering, and the Colosseum fit about 50000 people
  • The Hadrian Wall was built
    121

    The Hadrian Wall was built

    the wall was built to keep out the barbarians. The long wall was built across northern England.
  • Constantine became an emperor
    306

    Constantine became an emperor

    Constantine was a good guy because he would convert to Christianity and Rome would become a Christian empire
  • Theodosius I to Christianity
    380

    Theodosius I to Christianity

    He declared Christianity to be the sole religion of the Roman Empire
  • Visigoths plundered Rome
    410

    Visigoths plundered Rome

    it was the first time in 800 years that the city of Rome has been fallen by an enemy.
  • The end of Rome and
    476

    The end of Rome and

    The last Roman Emperor was defeated by the German Goth Odoacer, and it was the the start of the Dark Ages in Europe