Roman Kingdom (753 BCE - 509 BCE)
Roman Republic (509 BCE - 27 BCE)
Roman Empire (27 BCE - 476 CE)
First Punic War (264 - 241 BCE)
Second Punic War (218 - 201 BCE)
Third Punic War (149 - 146 BCE)
535 BCE
Tarquinius Superbus becomes the 5th king of Rome (535 BCE)
509 BCE
Uprising against Tarquinius Superbus, which leads to the establishment of the Roman Republic (509 BCE)
509 BCE
Uprising against Tarquinius Superbus, which leads to the establishment of the Roman Republic (509 BCE)
241 BCE
Roman victory in the First Punic War (241 BCE)
216 BCE
Battle of Cannae (2 August 216 BCE)
216 BCE
Battle of Cannae (2 August 216 BCE)
202 BCE
Battle of Zama and Roman victory in the Second Punic War (202 BCE)
146 BCE
Roman victory in the Third Punic War and complete destruction of the city of Carthage (146 BCE)
60 BCE
Julius Caesar expands Roman army and influence in Gaul (60 BCE)
49 BCE
Julius Caesar cross the Rubicon river and starts the Roman Civil War (49 BCE)
44 BCE
Julius Caesar declared himself dictator for life (February 44 BCE)
44 BCE
Julius Caesar is assassinated (15 March 44 BCE)
27 BCE
Octavian, Julius Caesar’s nephew, wins the civil war between himself and Antony, and is made imperator. Changes name to Augustus (27 BCE)
33
Crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth (33 CE)
64
The Great Fire of Rome (64 CE)
79
Eruption of Mt Vesuvius and destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum (79 CE)
80
The Colosseum opens in Rome (80 CE)
117
The Roman Empire reached its greatest size under the reign of Emperor Trajan (117 CE)
313
Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, accepting the practice of Christianity (313 CE)
323
Christianity becomes official religion of Roman Empire (323 CE)
360
Huns start to invade Rome (360 CE)
395
Empire divided into West and East under the rule of Emperor Diocletian (395 CE)
476
Ostrogoths raid Rome and force the last Western Emperor to give up power (476 CE)
