APWH CCOT The Mediterranean 1000 BCE-500 CE By BiancaS97 101 Greatest spread of Roman territory CE 264 Punic Wars BCE 300 Hellenistic period BCE 431 Peloponnesian Wars BCE 450 Twelve Tables of Law BCE 470 Athens Golden Age BCE 476 Fall of Rome CE 550 Cyrus The Great forms Persian Empire BCE Jan 1, 1927 Augustus Caesar seizes power BCE Jan 1, 1927 Rise of Roman Empire BCE Jan 1, 1944 Julius Caesar is assassinated BCE Jan 1, 1949 Julius Caesar becomes dictator BCE Mar 2, 2022 Rise of Greek city-states Athen and Sparta become dominant. BCE Mar 2, 2022 Roman Republic Begins Mar 2, 2022 Beginning of the Decline of Roman Empire CE