Roman Timeline

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  • Period: 1000 BCE to 500

    This is the year the earliest settlers arrived in Rome and they were the Latins, Greeks, and the Etruscans.

  • According to legend, this is when Romulus and Remus founded Rome.
    753 BCE

    According to legend, this is when Romulus and Remus founded Rome.

  • Period: 750 BCE to 600 BCE

    This is when the Greeks arrived in Rome.

  • 509 BCE

    This is the year Romans declared they would never be ruled by a king again and created the republic.

  • 451 BCE

    This is the year the twelve tables were written by the officials in the government.

  • By this year, Rome had conquered all of Italy.
    265 BCE

    By this year, Rome had conquered all of Italy.

  • Period: 264 BCE to 146

    This is when the Punic Wars began and Roman and Carthage were going head to head.

  • Period: 264 BCE to 241 BCE

    This was the first war in the Punic Wars and it was for control over Sicily and the Western Mediterranean.

  • This was the beginning of the 2nd war where Carthage was lead by Hannibal, a general, who intended to capture Rome.
    218 BCE

    This was the beginning of the 2nd war where Carthage was lead by Hannibal, a general, who intended to capture Rome.

  • Period: 149 BCE to 146 BCE

    This was the 3rd and final war where ROme laid siege to Carthage.

  • 70 BCE

    This is when Rome achieved dominance over the Mediterranean Sea and the surrounding areas.

  • 59 BCE

    This is the year Julius Caesar was elected Consul.

  • Period: 59 BCE to 49 BCE

    This is the duration of the first Triumvirate.

  • Period: 58 BCE to 50 BCE

    This is the year Caesar led a campaign to successfully take over Gaul.

  • 46 BCE

    The year Caesar is named Dictator for life.

  • 44 BCE

    This is the year Caesar returns to Rome and is named Dictator.

  • On March 15, 44 BC is when Julius Caesar is killed by a number of stab wounds given to him by a number of important senators.
    44 BCE

    On March 15, 44 BC is when Julius Caesar is killed by a number of stab wounds given to him by a number of important senators.

  • Period: 43 BCE to 33 BCE

    This was the duration of the 2nd Triumvirate and it was ruled by Octavian, Mark Antony, and Lepidus.

  • 31 BCE

    This is the Year that Octavian defeats Mark Antony and Cleopatra.

  • 31 BCE

    This is the Year associated with start of Roman Empire.

  • 27 BCE

    This is the year when Augustus began his rule.

  • Period: 27 BCE to 180

    This is the Period of Pax Romana.

  • 4

    This is the year that Jesus was born.

  • 6

    This is the year Rome takes control of Jewish kingdom, making it a part of Roman Empire.

  • 14

    This is the year of Augustus’s death.

  • The death of Jesus.
    29

    The death of Jesus.

  • Period: 37 to 41

    These are the years Caligula ruled.

  • Period: 54 to 68

    These are the years Nero ruled.

  • 70

    The year that Jewish temple destroyed by Romans for the last time.

  • 70

    The year when Roman persecution of Christians begins.

  • 79

    This is the Date of eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii

  • Period: 81 to 96

    These are the years Domitian ruled.

  • Period: 101 to 200

    This is the year that the Roman Empire existed from Spain to Mesopotamia and North Africa to Britain.

  • When the Roman Empire was at its peak.
    117

    When the Roman Empire was at its peak.

  • 132

    The year of the final Jewish rebellion and start of diaspora.

  • Period: 161 to 180

    These are the years Marcus Aurelius ruled.

  • Period: 284 to 305

    The Rule of Diocletian.

  • 312

    The year Constantine accepts Christianity

  • Period: 312 to 330

    The rule of Constantine.

  • 313

    The year of Edict of Milan.

    The year of Edict of Milan was when constantine declared Christianity to be a religion approved by the emperor.
  • 325

    The year of the Nicene Creed.

    The Nicene Creed is the defined basic beliefs of the church.
  • 380

    The year when Christianity made official religion of Roman empire.

  • 406

    The Year when the Vandals attack Gaul.

  • 410

    The year when the Visigoths begin attacking the Roman army.

  • 444

    The year when Roman Empire permanently split into Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire.

  • 444

    -The year when Attila the Hun starts to enter frontier regions of Roman Empire.

  • 476

    The year Western Roman Empire fell and to German forces.

  • May 29, 1453

    The year when Eastern Roman Empire was overrun by Ottoman Turks.

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