Roman Empire By Tyson R. 753 BCE The city of Rome is founded 45 BCE Julius Caesar becomes the first dictator of Rome 27 BCE Augustus becomes the first Roman emperor 1 BCE According to Christian tradition, Jesus is born 33 Jesus is arrested, beaten, and crucified by the Romans 177 The Roman empire reaches its largest extent 180 Emperor Marcus Aurelius dies ending the Pax Romana 313 Emperor Constantine ends the persecution of Christians in the empire 476 The western Roman empire collapses 527 Justinian becomes Byzantine emperor 1054 Great Schism divides Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches 1453 Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks. Byzantine empire dies.
