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Roman Empire

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  • 753 BCE

    Rome is founded

    Rome is founded
    Rome was founded by Romulus. Romulus was the first of the seven Roman kings. The original name of Rome was Roma.
  • Period: 753 BCE to 509 BCE

    time till Rome was a republic

  • 509 BCE

    Rome the Republic

    The last king is expelled and Rome is now ruled by senators. There is a constitution with laws and Rome becomes a complex republican government.
  • 218 BCE

    Hannibal attacks Italy

    Hannibal leads the Carthage army to attack Italy. This becomes part of the Second Punic War.
  • 45 BCE

    Julius Caesar

    Julius Caesar
    Julius Caesar defeats Pompey in a civil war. He becomes the supreme ruler of Rome. This is the end of the Roman Republic. He hires Sosigenes, an Egyptian astronomer, to work out a new 12 month calendar.
  • 44 BCE

    Julius Caesar assassinated

    Julius Caesar assassinated
    Julius Caesar is assassinated on the Ides of March by Marcus Brutus. They hope to bring back the republic, but civil war breaks out instead.
  • 27 BCE

    Empire Begins

    Octavius appoints himself "Augustus", which means the first emperor.
  • Period: 27 BCE to 14

    Augustus rule

  • Period: 37 to 68

    Neros Rule

  • 64

    Rome burns

    Nero set fire to Rome and blames the Christians for it.
  • 80

    Colosseum

    The Colosseum was built in 80 AD. The completion of the Colosseum was celebrated with 100 days of games. The Romans invade Scotland.
  • 122

    Hadrian wall

    The Hadrian Wall was built in 122 AD. It was a long wall built across northern England in an effort to keep the barbarians out,
  • 306

    Constantine becomes emperor

    Rome becomes a Christian empire. Before this, Rome persecuted the Christians. Constantius dies. His son Constantine is the new vice-emperor of Galerius.
  • Period: 306 to 312

    Costantines rule

  • 380

    Christianity

    Christianity
    Theodosius I proclaims Christianity as the sole religion of the Roman Empire in 380 AD.
  • 395

    Rome splits

    In 395 AD, Rome split into two empires - the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire. Each side had a ruler in charge of it. The Roman Empire was split by Theodosius.
  • 410

    Visogoths sack Rome

    This was the first time in 800 years that the city of Rome has fallen to an enemy. It was a huge uproar.
  • 476

    The Fall of Rome

    The Fall of Rome
    The last Roman Emperor Romulus Augustus is defeated by the German Goth Odoacer. This is the start of the Dark Ages in Europe.