History roman empire

Roman Empire

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  • 753 BCE

    Foundation of city Rome

    Foundation of city Rome
    According to the legent Romolus and Remus were the first citizines and after Romolus killed Remus he became the ruler and named a city after himself.
  • 71 BCE

    Spartacus uprising

    Spartacus uprising
    Spartacus, a gladiator led the uprising, it lasted for 2 years, then the Roman defeated the slaves.
  • 44 BCE

    Caesar's death

    Caesar's death
    Julius Caesar ( this firts dictator or Rome) was killed by the members of the senate with the help of his own (adopted) son Brutus. They killed him because the óy were afraid he has too much power and wanted to bring back the republic.
  • 27 BCE

    Beginning of the Roman Empire

    Beginning of the Roman Empire
    Caesar Augustus became the first emperor, so the Roman Empire was formed.
  • 64

    Great Fire of Rome

    Great Fire of Rome
    It lasted for 6 days and destroyed the two-third of Rome. Nero blamed the Christrians for this and started the empire's first persecution against the Christians, but some says that Nero was the one who started the fire.
  • 117

    Greatest expansion of the Roman Empire

    Greatest expansion of the Roman Empire
    The Roman Empire has reached its greatest territorial expanse during the reign of Trajan.
  • 122

    Hadrian's Wall

    Hadrian's Wall
    The Hadrian Wall was built to keep out the barbarians, this long wall (limes) was built across northern England.
  • 313

    Edict of Milan

    Edict of Milan
    Emperor Constantine (the Great) signed an agreement to treat the Christians benevolently within the Roman Empire.
  • 378

    Battle of Adrianople / Hadrianopolis

    Battle of Adrianople / Hadrianopolis
    It was fight between the Eastern Roman army (led by the Emperor Valens) and Gothic rebels, the Gothic rebels had an overwhelming victory.
  • 395

    Split of the Roman Empire

    Split of the Roman Empire
    The Roman Empire was devided into 2 parts (Eastern and Western Roman Empire) by Theodosius.
  • 410

    Sack of Rome

    Sack of Rome
    Visigoths invaded Rome.
    This was the first time in almost 800 years that Rome had fallen to a foreign enemy.
  • 451

    Battle of the Catalaunian Plains

    Battle of the Catalaunian Plains
    It was fought between the Huns under Attila and a mixed Roman and Visigoth force under Aetius and Theodoric I; it checked the Hunnic advance in Europe.
  • 476

    Fall of Western Roman Empire

    Fall of Western Roman Empire
    The last Roman Emperor Romulus was defeated by a Germanic leader Odoacer
  • May 29, 1453

    Fall of Eastern Roman Empire

    Fall of Eastern Roman Empire
    Byzantine Empire, the eastern half of the Roman Empire, which survived for a thousand years finally fell to Ottoman Turkish onslaughts.