Roman timeline

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  • 127

    Pax Romana

    Pax Romana
    The term Pax Romana, which literally means Roman peace,refers to the time period from 27 B.C. to 180 in the Roman Empire.This 200 year period saw unprecedented peace and economic prosperity throughout the Empire, which spanned from England in the north to Morocco in the south and Iraq in the east.
  • 131

    Second Triumvirate

    Second Triumvirate
    After the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 bc his heir Octavian along with Mark Antony and Marcus Lepidus were designated by the Senate as the Second Triumvirate.At first, they worked together to defeat their opposition then they fought amongst themselves.
  • 144

    Death of Julius Caesar

    Death of Julius Caesar
    In 44 B.C Julius caesar was assassinated in the Roman Senate by a group of Senators who feared he had become an all-powerful dictator.William Shakespeare immortalized the event in his tragedy Julius Caesar.
  • 145

    First Triumvirate

    First Triumvirate
    Triumvirate means 3 men and refers to a group of three men who hold political power, regardless of whether or not the trio has been elected.
  • 264

    Second Punic war

    Second Punic war
    began in 264 B.C. and ending with the destruction of Carthage in 146 B.C.By the time the First Punic War broke out, Rome had become the dominant power throughout the Italian peninsula.
  • 313

    Edit of Milan

    Edit of Milan
    It came out of a two-man summit meeting in the northern Italian city of Milan in 313 B.C.The two men were the Roman emperors Constantine ruling the West and Licinius the East.
  • 337

    Constantine takes power

    Constantine takes power
    When his father was made caesar, Constantine was left at the court of the emperor Diocletian, where he was under the watchful eye of Galerius, who was caesar with Constantius. When Diocletian and Maximian resigned in 305, Constantius and Galerius became emperors.
  • Jan 1, 753

    Founding of Rome

    Founding of Rome
    Rome was founded in 753 B.C.The Trojan prince Aeneas, an important figure linking the Romans with the Trojans, is sometimes credited with the founding of Rome.

  • Social war

    Social war
    Social War, also called Italic War, or Marsic War, rebellion waged by ancient Rome’s Italian allies who, denied the Roman franchise, fought for independence.

  • Diocletian takes power

    Diocletian takes power
    The Roman Emperor Diocletian came to power in 284 AD. He was an army general with a repressive disdain of his subjects. Diocletian ran his government as a general runs an army, giving orders and expecting them to be carried out.