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Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

By srasmuss
  • Period: 753 BCE to 476

    Rome Founded and Fall

  • Rome becomes a Republic
    509 BCE

    Rome becomes a Republic

    The last king is expelled, and Rome is now ruled by senators.
  • Julius Caesar Becomes Dictator
    45 BCE

    Julius Caesar Becomes Dictator

    Julius Caesar becomes supreme ruler of Rome.
  • Julius Caesar is assassinated
    44 BCE

    Julius Caesar is assassinated

    Civil war breaks out.
  • Roman Empire Begins
    27 BCE

    Roman Empire Begins

    Octavius becomes the first emperor of Rome
  • Colosseum is Built
    80

    Colosseum is Built

    Killing for sport - the great Roman pass time.
  • Hadrian Wall is Built
    122

    Hadrian Wall is Built

    Constantius, the original Donald Trump - builds a wall across northern England to keep barbarians out.
  • Christianity
    380

    Christianity

    Christianity becomes to sole religion of the Roman Republic.
  • Rome Splits
    395

    Rome Splits

    Rome splits into East and West. Eastern Rome became the Byzantine Empire with the capital being Constantinople.
  • Visogoths Sack Rome
    410

    Visogoths Sack Rome

    The first time in 800 years that the city of Rome had fallen to an enemy. Rome never fully recovered.
  • End of Western Roman Empire and the Fall of Ancient Rome
    476

    End of Western Roman Empire and the Fall of Ancient Rome

    The German Goth's sack Rome, and the Dark Ages start in Europe.