Ancient Rome Timeline

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  • Period: 1000 BCE to 500 BCE

    First Settlers Arrive in Rome

    Greeks, Latins, and Etruscans are the first people settle in Rome.
  • 753 BCE

    Founding of Rome

    when people believed Rome was founded, by two twins named Romulus and Remus
  • Period: 750 BCE to 600 BCE

    Greeks arrive in Rome

  • 509 BCE

    Roman Republic begins

    A republic was founded in Rome
  • 451 BCE

    Twelve Tables were written

    Twelve Tables were the laws of Rome, that were for the purpose of protecting the people, that were written and put in an area for all the people to see.
  • Period: 264 BCE to 241 BCE

    First Punic War

    Between Rome and Carthage, for control over Sicily and the Western Mediterranean
  • 256 BCE

    Rome conquers all of Italy

  • Period: 218 BCE to 216 BCE

    Second Punic War

    Btween Rome and Carthage, Carthage being lead by Hannibal
  • Period: 149 BCE to 146 BCE

    Third Punic War

    Against Rome and Carthage, Rome being led by Scipio.
  • 70 BCE

    Rome conquers Mediterranean and surrounding areas

  • Period: 60 BCE to 50 BCE

    First Triumvirate

    When Julus Caesar ruled Rome alongside Crassus and Pompey.
  • 59 BCE

    Julius caesar elected as consul

  • Period: 58 BCE to 50 BCE

    Julius Caesar goes to conquer Gaul

    Julius Caesar strives to, and succeeds in conquering Gaul
  • 46 BCE

    Julius caesar is named dictator of Rome

  • 44 BCE

    Julius caesar is named dictator for life

  • 44 BCE

    Julius Caesar is assasinated

    Julius caesar was killed by Brutus and Cassius on March 15th, also known as the Ides of March.
  • Period: 43 BCE to 33 BCE

    Second Triumvirate

    Led by Caesar’s 18 year old grandnephew and adopted son, mark Antony, an experienced general, and Lapidus, a powerful politician.
  • 31 BCE

    Octavian defeats Mark Antony and Cleopatra

    Second Tiumvirate crubmles when Lepidus was forced to retire, and Octavian and Antony fight for power. Antony falls in love with Cleopatra, and they combine forces to attempt to beat Octavian, but in the end Octavian wins.
  • 27 BCE

    Roman Empire begins

  • 27 BCE

    Augustus began rule

  • Birth of Jesus
    4

    Birth of Jesus

  • 6

    Rome takes control of Jewish Kingdom

    Rome takes control of Jewish kingdom, making it apart of Roman Empire
  • 14

    Augustus dies

    Augustus is the name for Octavian after he is crowned emporer.
  • Period: 27 to 180

    Pax Romana

    time of peace in Rome
  • Death of Jesus
    29

    Death of Jesus

  • Period: 37 to 41

    Caligula's rule

    WEnt insane while ruling, and was a bad ruler of Rome.
  • Period: 54 to 68

    Nero's rule

    An evil ruler of Rome, who took control because his mother married and killed the emporer. Once he gained control, he killed his mother and many of the Roman people, and exploited money from the people for himself.
  • Jewish Temple is destroyed
    70

    Jewish Temple is destroyed

    The temple destroyed by Romans for the last time, because they had done it multiple times.
  • Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
    79

    Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius

    Destruction of the city of Pompeii
  • Period: 81 to 96

    Domitian's rule

  • Roman Empire expands
    117

    Roman Empire expands

    Year by which Roman Empire existed from Spain to Mesopotamia and North Africa to Britain
  • 132

    Final Jewish rebellion

    Final Jewish rebellion led to the start of diaspora, the scattering of Jews because they had no homeland
  • Period: 161 to 180

    Marcus Aurelius' rule

  • 284

    Roman Empire permanently splits

    Diocletian splits Roman Empire into Eastern and Wstern regions because it becomes too large
  • Period: 284 to 305

    Diocletian's rule

  • Period: 312 to 337

    Constantine's rule

  • 313

    Constantine accepts Christianity

  • Edict of Milan
    313

    Edict of Milan

    Related to when Constantine announced Christianity as an approved religion of Rome, he announced this in the Edict of Milan
  • 325

    Nicene Creed

    A prayer that describes what the Christians believe in
  • Visigoths begin attacking the Roman army
    376

    Visigoths begin attacking the Roman army

  • 380

    Christianity made official religion of Roman Empire

  • 406

    Vandals attack Gaul

  • 452

    Attila the Hun starts to enter frontier regions of Roman Empire

  • 476

    Western Roman Empire falls by the German forces

  • May 29, 1453

    Eastern Roman Empire was overrun by Ottoman Turks