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Roman Empire Test

By Grimdog11
  • 753 BCE

    Rome Is Founded

    Rome was founded by Romulus, who first called it Roma.
  • Period: 753 BCE to 476

    Roman Empire

  • 509 BCE

    Rome Becomes a Republic

    The last king was fired and was governed by senators.
  • 45 BCE

    Julius Caesar becomes the first dictator of Rome

    Julius defeats Pompey in the civil war and as a reward, he was able to become dictator of Rome. He then hired Egyptian astronomer Sosigenes to make a new 12-month calendar.
  • 44 BCE

    Julius Caesar is assassinated

    Julius is assassinated by Marcus Brutus because he wanted the country to be run by a republic but instead started a huge civil war.
  • 64

    Much of Rome burns

    Nero, one of the dictators, burned a lot of Rome to get people to hate Christians and Christianity.
  • 80

    The Colosseum is built

    The completion of the Colosseum was celebrated by 100 days of games, and Rome also invaded Scotland.
  • 122

    The Hadrian Wall is built

    The Hadrian Wall was built across northern England to keep the ‘barbarians’ out.
  • 306

    Constantine becomes Emperor

    Rome became a Christian empire, even though Rome had persecuted Christians. Constantius died and his son, Constantine, became emperor.
  • 380

    Christianity

    Theodosius I proclaims Christianity as the sole religion of the Roman Empire
  • 395

    Rome Splits in Half

    Roem is spilt in two, western Rome and eastern Rome
  • 401

    Rome is beaten by the Visigoths

    Rome was beaten by the Visigoths. Rome was never beaten before that, so it was a big blow.
  • 476

    End of the Western Roman Empire and the fall of Ancient Rome

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