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Roman Timeline

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  • 1000 BCE

    Earliest Settlers Arrive in Rome

    Latins, Greeks, and Etruscans arrive on the Italic peninsula. The Latins would go on to found the city of Rome on Palatine Hill.
  • 753 BCE

    Legendary Founding of Rome

    Legendary Founding of Rome
    According to legend, Rome was founded by the twin brothers Romulus and Remus.
    By Benutzer:Wolpertinger on WP de - Own book scan from Emmanuel Müller-Baden (dir.), Bibliothek des allgemeinen und praktischen Wissens, I, Deutsches Verlaghaus Bong & Co, Berlin-Leipzig-Wien-Stuttgart, 1904. Image copied from de:Bild:Kapitolinische-woelfin 1b-640x480.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=190611
  • 509 BCE

    Roman Republic Begins

    The Republic began when the Romans drove from power their tyrannical king, Tarquin the Proud.
  • 451 BCE

    Twelve Tablets Written

  • 265 BCE

    Rome Conquers all of Italy

  • 264 BCE

    First Punic War (264-241)

    For control of Sicily and the western Mediterranean. Roman victory.
  • Period: 264 BCE to 146 BCE

    Punic Wars

    Rome vs. Carthage
  • 218 BCE

    Second Punic War (218-201)

    Led by Hannibal, as revenge for Carthage's earlier defeat.
    Roman victory.
  • 149 BCE

    Third Punic War (149-146)

    Romans laid siege to Carthage. in 146 BC, the city was burned and its inhabitants sold into slavery. Territory was made a Roman province
  • 70 BCE

    Rome Achieves Dominance

    Over the Mediterranean Sea and Surrounding Areas
  • 60 BCE

    First Triumvirate (60-50 BC)

    Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey
  • 59 BCE

    Julius Caesar Elected Consul

  • 58 BCE

    Caesar Leads Campaign to Capture Gaul (58-50 BC)

  • 46 BCE

    Caesar Returns to Rome, Named Dictator

  • 44 BCE

    Caesar Named Dictator for Life

  • 44 BCE

    Ides of March (March 15, 44 BC)

    Ides of March (March 15, 44 BC)
    Julius Caesar is murdered on the Senate Floor by Marcus Brutus, Gaius Cassius, and other senators.
  • 43 BCE

    Second Triumvirate (43-33 BC)

    Octavian, Lepidus, and Mark Antony form the Second Triumvrate
  • 31 BCE

    Octavian Defeats Cleopatra and Mark Antony

  • 27 BCE

    Start of Roman Empire

  • 27 BCE

    Augustus (Formerly Octavian) Begins His Reign

  • Period: 27 BCE to 180

    Pax Romana

  • Period: 27 BCE to 395

    Roman Empire

  • 6 BCE

    Birth of Jesus

  • Period: 6 BCE to 380

    Judaism and Christianity

    Judeo-Christian Culture and Rome
  • 14

    Augustus Dies

  • 29

    Death of Jesus

    Death of Jesus
  • Period: 37 to 41

    Caligula's Rule

  • Period: 54 to 68

    Nero's Rule

  • 70

    Jewish Temple Destroyed by Romans for The Last Time

  • 79

    Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius

    On May 24, 79 AD, Mt. Vesuvius erupted, burying the city of Pompeii in volcanic ash.
  • Period: 81 to 98

    Domitian's Rule

  • 117

    Roman Empire At Its Peak

    Roman Empire At Its Peak
    By Tataryn - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0
    From Spain to Mesopotamia and North Africa to Britain, the Roman Empire covers 3 million square miles, the population numbers between 60-80 million people, and about 1 million people live in the city of Rome alone.
  • 139

    Final Jewish Rebellion/Start of Jewish Diaspora

  • Period: 161 to 180

    Marcus Aurelius' Rule

  • 284

    Diocletian Splits Roman Empire

    Eastern and Western Empires are each ruled by an emperor.
  • 303

    Roman Persecution of Christians Begins

  • 312

    Constantine Accepts Christianity

  • 313

    Edict of Milan

    Constantine announced Christianity to be one of the religions approved by the emperor.
  • 325

    Nicene Creed

    Defined the basic beliefs of the Church.
  • 376

    Visigoths begin attacking Roman Army

  • 380

    Christianity Made Official Religion of Roman Empire

  • Period: 395 to 480

    Western Roman Empire

  • Period: 395 to May 29, 1453

    Eastern Roman Empire

  • 406

    Vandals Attack Gaul

  • 452

    Attila the Hun Starts to Enter Frontier Regions of the Empire

  • 476

    Western Roman Empire Falls to Germanic Tribes

  • May 29, 1453

    Eastern Roman Empire Falls

    Eastern Roman Empire Falls
    Constantinople is sacked by the Ottoman Turks.