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Legend has it that the twin sons of Mars, the god of war, named Romulus and Remus founded the city. Romulus killed Remus and became ruler of Rome and named the city after himself. Rome was ruled by kings for the next 240 years.
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The last king is overthrown and Rome is now ruled by elected officials called senators. There is a constitution with laws and a complex republican government.
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The last Roman Emperor Romulus Augustus is defeated by the German Goth Odoacer. This signals the start of the Dark Ages in Europe.
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This is the first time in 800 years that the city of Rome has fallen to an enemy.
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Constantine would convert to Christianity and Rome would become a Christian empire. Prior to this Rome persecuted the Christians.
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Hannibal leads the Carthage army in his famous crossing of the Alps to attack Rome. This is part of the Second Punic war.
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To keep out the barbarians a long wall is built across northern England.
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One of the great examples of Roman engineering is finished. It can seat 50,000 spectators.
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Legend has it that Emperor Nero watched the city burn while playing a lyre.
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Caesar makes his famous Crossing of the Rubicon and defeats Pompey in a civil war to become the supreme ruler of Rome. This signals the end of the Roman Republic.
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They hope to bring back the republic, but civil war breaks out.
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the gladiator leads the slaves in an uprising
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I declares Christianity to be the sole religion of the Roman Empire.
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comes to an end as it falls to the Ottoman Empire.
