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Romulus founded the city of Rome and established himself as the king.
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Roman kings ruled through the sixth and seventh centuries B.C.E. and provided the city with public buildings, paved roads, large temples, and defensive walls.
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The Roman nobility replaced the monarchy with an aristocratic republic.
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Romans fought with Carthaginians in three devastating conflicts. After annexing Carthaginian possessions Rome faced conflicts with Antigonids and Seleucids.
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Gaius was murdered eleven years after his brother by their enemies
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After Rome fell into a civil war in the first century, Marius marched on Rome and placed the city under military occupation. He died the following year
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Caesar made himself the master of the Roman State and and named himself dictator
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A plot was organized to assassinate Caesar and restore the republic. He was stabbed to death and Rome plunged into a civil conflict that lasted thirteen years.
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Octavian the nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar was named Augustus by the Senate and ruled unopposed for for forty-five years
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The Pax Romana was a era that persisted for two and a half centuries. It was a long era of peace which facilitated trade and communication throughout the region. The reign of Augustus inaugurated the era.
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Jesus who is viewed as the savior of Christianity was born
