Roman History

  • 771 BCE

    Birth of Romulus and Remus

  • Period: 771 BCE to 717 BCE

    Romulus Life

  • 753 BCE

    Start of Roman Monarchy

  • Period: 753 BCE to 509 BCE

    Roman Monarchy

  • 717 BCE

    Death of Romulus

  • 509 BCE

    End of Roman Monarchy/ Start of Republic

  • Period: 509 BCE to 27 BCE

    Roman Republic

  • 264 BCE

    Start of First Punic War

  • Period: 264 BCE to 241 BCE

    First Punic War

  • 241 BCE

    End of First Punic War

  • 218 BCE

    Start of Second Punic War

  • Period: 218 BCE to 201 BCE

    Second Punic War

  • 202 BCE

    Battle of Zama

  • 201 BCE

    End of Second Punic War

  • 149 BCE

    Start of Third Punic War

  • Period: 149 BCE to 146 BCE

    Third Punic War

  • 146 BCE

    End of Third Punic War

  • 100 BCE

    Caesar is born

  • Period: 100 BCE to 44 BCE

    Caesar's life

  • 79 BCE

    Eruption of Vesuvius

  • 79 BCE

    Vespasian Leaves Throne/Titus Takes Throne

  • 60 BCE

    First Triumvirate Established

  • Period: 60 BCE to 53 BCE

    First Triumvirate

  • 58 BCE

    Start of Gallic Wars

  • Period: 58 BCE to 51 BCE

    Gallic Wars

  • 53 BCE

    First Triumvirate Ends

  • 52 BCE

    Battle of Alesia

  • 51 BCE

    End of Gallic Wars

  • 48 BCE

    Battle of Pharsalus

  • 44 BCE

    Caesar dies

  • 43 BCE

    Second triumvirate Established

  • Period: 43 BCE to 33 BCE

    Second Triumvirate

  • 42 BCE

    Battle of Philippi

  • 33 BCE

    Second triumvirate Ends

  • 31 BCE

    Battle of Actium

  • 31 BCE

    Augustus Takes Throne

  • Period: 31 BCE to 14

    Reign of Augustus

  • 27 BCE

    Roman Republic Ends/ Empire Begins

  • 27 BCE

    Pax Romana Starts

  • Period: 27 BCE to 180

    Pax Romana

  • 1 BCE

    Birth of Christ

  • 14

    Augustus Leaves Throne/ Tiberius Takes Throne

  • Period: 14 to 37

    Reign of Tiberius

  • Period: 27 to 476

    Roman Republic (Western)

  • 37

    End of Reign of Tiberius/Caligula Takes Throne

  • Period: 37 to 41

    Reign of Caligula

  • 41

    Caligula Leaves Throne/Claudius Takes reign

  • Period: 41 to 54

    Reign of Claudius

  • 54

    Claudius Leaves Throne/Nero Takes Reigns

  • Period: 54 to 68

    Reign of Nero

  • 68

    Nero Leaves Throne

  • 69

    Vespasian Takes Throne

  • Period: 69 to 79

    Reign of Vespasian

  • Period: 72 to 80

    Construction of Colosseum

  • Period: 79 to 81

    Reign of Titus

  • 80

    Completion of Colosseum

  • 81

    Titus Leaves Throne/Domitian Takes Throne

  • Period: 81 to 96

    Reign of Domitian

  • 96

    Domitian Leaves Throne/ Nerva Takes Throne

  • Period: 96 to 98

    Reign of Nerva

  • 98

    Nerva Leaves Throne/Trajan Takes Throne

  • Period: 98 to 117

    Reign of Trajan

  • 117

    Trajan Leaves Throne/ Hadrian Takes Throne

  • Period: 117 to 138

    Reign of Hadrian

  • 138

    Hadrian Leaves Throne/ Antoninus Pius Takes Throne

  • Period: 138 to 161

    Reign of Titus Antoninus

  • 161

    Antoninus Pius Leaves Throne/ Marcus Aurelius Takes Throne

  • Period: 161 to 180

    Reign of Marcus Aurelius

  • 180

    Pax Romana Ends

  • 180

    Marcus Aurelius Leaves Throne

  • 193

    Septimius Severus Takes Reigns

  • Period: 193 to 211

    Reign of Septimius Severus

  • 211

    Septimius Severus Leaves Throne

  • 270

    Aurelian Takes Throne

  • Period: 270 to 275

    Reign of Aurelian

  • 275

    Aurelian Leaves Throne

  • 284

    Diocletian Takes Throne

  • Period: 284 to 305

    Reign of Diocletian

  • 305

    Diocletian Leaves Throne

  • 306

    Constantine Takes Throne

  • Period: 306 to 337

    Reign of Constantine

  • 337

    Constantine Leaves Throne

  • 475

    Romulus Augustus Takes Throne

  • Period: 475 to 476

    Reign of Romulus Augustus

  • 476

    Roman Empire Falls (Western)

  • 476

    Romulus Augustus Leaves Throne