Roman Empire events

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  • 46 BCE
    46 BCE

    46 BCE

    Julius Caesar won a civil war and was named Rome's dictator.
  • 30 BCE
    30 BCE

    30 BCE

    Octavian fought Mark Antony in the final war of the Roman Republic.
  • 27 BCE
    27 BCE

    27 BCE

    Augustus becomes the first Roman emperor.
  • 1 BCE
    1 BCE

    1 BCE

    According to Christian tradition, Jesus is born.
  • 44 CE
    44

    44 CE

    Julius Caesar was murdered.
  • 117 CE
    117

    117 CE

    The Roman Empire reaches its largest extent.
  • 313 CE
    313

    313 CE

    Emperor Constantine ends the persecution of Christians in the empire.
  • 476 CE
    476

    476 CE

    The Western Roman Empire collapses.
  • 527 CE
    527

    527 CE

    Justinian becomes Byzantine emperor.
  • 1054 CE
    1054

    1054 CE

    Great Schism divides Eastern orthodox and Roman Catholic churches.
  • 1325 CE
    1325

    1325 CE

    Aztecs found their capital at Tenochtitlan in Mexico.
  • 1453 CE
    1453

    1453 CE

    Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks. Byzantine empire ends.