HISTORY Week 2 Lesson 1 By DCSidney 753 BCE Birth of Romulus and Remus 509 BCE Roman Republic is formed Period: 264 BCE to 241 BCE First Punic War Period: 218 BCE to 202 BCE Second Punic War 149 BCE Roman Republic first reached Arica Period: 149 BCE to 146 BCE Third Punic War 55 BCE Roman Republic reaches modern-day United Kingdom 45 BCE Abolition of Pro-Senate Forces 45 BCE Julius Caesar begins dictatorial rule 43 BCE Beginning of Triumvirate Forces 27 BCE Roman Empire is formed 395 Split of Roman Empire into Western and Eastern 476 Demise of Western Roman Empire 1204 Demise of Byzantine Empire Period: 1261 to 1453 Reformed Byzantine Empire