Roman empire

By Joey Burke
  • 753 BCE

    753 BC According to the legend of Romulus and Remus , Rome is founded

  • 509 BCE

    509BC The Etruscans are driven out of Rome and the Roman Republic is formed

  • 197 BCE

    197BC Spain becomes a Roman province

  • 146 BCE

    146 BC A new province of Africa is established

  • 55 BCE

    55 BC Julius Caesar's first invasion of Britain

  • 44 BCE

    44 BC Julius Caesar is murdered

  • 27 BCE

    27 BC Octavianus declares peace in the Roman world, and he becomes Augustus, the firs Emperor of Rome

  • 43

    AD 43 emperor Claudius army invades Britain

  • 79

    AD 79 Mt Vesuvius erupts. Pompeii is destroyed

  • 80

    AD 80 Emperor Titus opens the world's largest Amphitheatre, the Colosseum.

  • 122

    AD 122 Emperor Hadrian has a wall built across northern England to keep the Picts and Celts out of Roman territory

  • 410

    AD 410 The Roman army leaves Britain