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753 BCE
Rome Founded
Romulus and Remus were brothers who founded the city. They had an argument about who would rule the city and Romulus killed Remus and named the city after himself. -
509 BCE
Rome Establishes a Republic
The Romans drove out the Etruscans and established a republic. They believed that a republic would prevent someone from becoming too powerful. -
270 BCE
Rome Conquers Peninsula
Roman power had grown drastically over time. The Roman citizens made good soldiers because they were raised to respect authority. -
241 BCE
First Punic War
In the first Punic War, Rome was able to win Sicily, Corsica, and Sardinia. They spent 20 years rebuilding the navy when they realized they wouldn't be able to beat Carthage. -
237 BCE
Second Punic War
The Second Punic War broke out because of Spain. Barca established new settlements in Spain. He died and made his son blood oath against Rome and the scourge of Rome was born. Hannibal captured many cities for 15 years but never Rome. -
203 BCE
Third Punic War
Carthage had been destroyed, Salt was poured everywhere so that nothing would grow there and survivors were killed. -
58 BCE
Julius Caesar leads his army into Gaul.
Julius Caesar was feared by other generals because he was a brilliant military leader. Caesar led his army across the Rubicon River when the Senate ordered him to disband his army. -
44 BCE
Caesar Murdered
A group of Senators stabbed him to death. He was stabbed 23 times. -
4
Jesus was Born
Jesus was born in Bethlehem, near Jerusalem. -
4
A New Religion Arises in Rome.
Romans started following Jesus as a new religion. -
66
Zealots call for revolt
Discontent turned into rebellion against Rome. -
70
Rome Stops the Uprising
Rome was able to stop the uprising from the Zealots and burned the Jewish temple in Jerusalem. -
312
Constantine's Conversion
Constantine had a vision the night before a battle. The vision was a cross telling him he was going to win the battle. He believed Jesus would help him win. He then ordered persecution to stop and became a Christian. -
325
Missionaries
Missionaries were able to spread Christianity throughout the entire empire. -
476
Rome Falls
Events leading up to Rome finally falling.
