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753 BCE
Romulus and Remus
According to the legend on April 21, 753 Romulus and Remus founded Rome on the site of where they were raised by a she-wolf. Romulus and Remus' mother was impregnated by the war god Mars. Their mother was forced to drown the two in the Tiber river, but they survived and washed ashore on the Palatine hill. They were then raised and suckled by a she-wolf until a shepherd found them. -
509 BCE
New form of government
The Etruscans had ruled over Rome for hundreds of years. However, in 509 BC, the Romans took them over. From then on the Romans established a republic where the citizens could elect representatives. -
264 BCE
The Punic Wars
During the time of 264 B.C. to 146 B.C., Rome and Carthage were in a war called the Punic wars. After over a hundred years of war, Rome came out on top and won, despite being the underdog. -
207 BCE
Expansion
In 207 BC Rome conquered the entire peninsula of present-day Italy. -
47 BCE
Julius Caesar becomes dictator
Caesar defeated Pompey in a civil war to become the dictator of Rome. -
44 BCE
The death of Julius Caesar
In 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of Senators in Rome. Eventually, the senators that developed the plan were caught and killed. -
27 BCE
Pax Romana
The Pax Romana, meaning "Roman peace," which was made by Augustus, and lasted over 200 years. It was the peace that existed between people within the Roman Empire. -
4 BCE
Jesus is born!
Jesus was born in Bethlehem to a virgin named Mary. He began preaching God's word when He was 30 years old. While He was doing that He also performed various amounts of miracles. -
14
Augustus dies
He reigned from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He died of an illness one month short of his 76th birthday. -
64
Nero
Apparently, Nero started a fire that destroyed 14 districts in Rome and, blamed it on the Christians. From there, Christians began to get persecuted. -
66
Rebellion
The Zealots in Rome were a group of Jews who despised Romans rules. They thought Jesus was the promised Messiah who would help them overthrow the Romans. After finding out Jesus would not help them, they went to some leader who would help them. Later they were destroyed in 70 AD. -
180
The descent of the Roman empire
After the death of Marcus Aurelius (who was considered the last great emperor), was the end of the Pax Romana. In about 50 years there were 26 different rulers and Rome could never find another decent ruler again. -
313
Christianity gets legalized
In 312 AD Constantine is getting ready for battle but he knows he is going to lose. He prays to God for help to win the battle. God answers him and allows Constantine to win the war. Constantine is then a changed man and makes Christianity the official religion of Rome in 313 AD. -
395
The Huns
The Huns were feared by everyone and regarded as the strongest army at the time. They went westward to get more land which eventually led to the collapse of Rome. -
476
The fall of Rome
Rome started to decline in power because they struggled politically, economically, socially, and military wise. Then on 476 Rome finally caved in and collapsed.
