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