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800 BCE
Romulus and Remus
Legend says that two twin brothers that were raised by a wolf founded Rome -
509 BCE
Romes drove out the Etruscan rulers
Established a republic- ¨that which belongs to the people
(Chose some of the officials) -
476 BCE
Fall of Rome
Rome started to fall in political instability and violence. Each leader was either overthrown or assassinated. -
264 BCE
1st Punic War
Rome knew it was unable to defeat Carthage's navy so they spent 20 years rebuilding it to learn that is had been abandoned -
Period: 260 BCE to 241 BCE
Rome fought 3 Punic Wars
This was against Carthage -
237 BCE
2nd Punic War
Hamilcar Barca established a new settlement in Spain. Made son swear a blood oath against Rome. And later crossed the Alps with 100k men. -
207 BCE
Rome conquered the entire peninsula
Roman citizens made good soldiers because they were raised to value courage and loyalty and to respect authority. -
63 BCE
Jews accepted Romans
This was after Judea fell. During the Hellenistic age, many Jews had absorbed Greek culture and ideas. -
58 BCE
Julius Caesar led his army into Gaul
Caesar was a brilliant leader and was feared by other generals after his success. -
44 BCE
Growth of Rome power
A new class of wealthy generals, traders, and officials gain power in Rome. -
44 BCE
Death of Caesar
Caeser died from being stabbed by a mob of his enemies. At this time he had reigned from 46 BC to 44 BC -
4 BCE
Jesus
at age 30 he began his preaching in villages near Galilee. Became more popular from his miracles such as healing the sick. -
284
Emperor Biocietian set out restore order
Retained the wealthier eastern provinces. He also divided the empire in half to ease administration. -
312
Emperor Constantine took throne
Issued the Edict of Milan as well as granting religious toleration to Christians -
312
Constantine's Conversion
Saw a vision of a cross and it told him that he would win the battle. He believed that Jesus would help him. Soon after, ordered all persecution to stop and became a Christian -
313
Edict of Milan granted freedom
At the end of the century, Emperor Theodosius made Christianity the official religion of Rome -
476
Rome had been in decline
Eventually, Rome and its emperor surrendered to Germanic invaders.
