Building a timeline By mapizgk 2000 BCE Houses, Palaces, Buildings were built in this period (minoan civilization) 1700 BCE Destruction of palaces, houses and buildings 1627 BCE eruption of Thera volcano 1250 BCE Trojan war 1200 BCE destruction of micenaean palaces 753 BCE rome is founded 509 BCE rome becomes a republic 45 BCE Julius Caesar becomes the first dictator of Rome 44 BCE Julius Caesar is assassinated 27 BCE Roman Empire begins Jan 1, 900 Maya power begins in northern Mexico Jan 1, 1250 chimu people expand their empire Jan 1, 1300 Incas begin to expand their empire through the central Andes Jan 1, 1470 Collapse of Chimu culture in northern of Peru Jan 1, 1525 Spain colonizes Colombia Jan 1, 1829 Venezuela and Ecuador split off from Gran Colombia
