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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
According to legend, Rome was founded by the twin brothers Romulus and Remus.
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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
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265 BCE
Rome Conquers all of Italy
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264 BCE
First Punic War (264-241)
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Period: 264 BCE to 146 BCE
Punic Wars
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218 BCE
Second Punic War (218-201)
Led by Hannibal, as revenge for Carthage's earlier defeat.
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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
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58 BCE
Caesar Leads Campaign to Capture Gaul (58-50 BC)
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46 BCE
Caesar Returns to Rome, Named Dictator
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44 BCE
Caesar Named Dictator for Life
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44 BCE
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
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27 BCE
Start of Roman Empire
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27 BCE
Augustus (Formerly Octavian) Begins His Reign
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Period: 27 BCE to 180
Pax Romana
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Period: 27 BCE to 395
Roman Empire
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6 BCE
Birth of Jesus
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Period: 6 BCE to 380
Judaism and Christianity
Judeo-Christian Culture and Rome -
14
Augustus Dies
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29
Death of Jesus
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Period: 37 to 41
Caligula's Rule
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Period: 54 to 68
Nero's Rule
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70
Jewish Temple Destroyed by Romans for The Last Time
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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
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117
Roman Empire At Its Peak
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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
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Period: 161 to 180
Marcus Aurelius' Rule
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284
Diocletian Splits Roman Empire
Eastern and Western Empires are each ruled by an emperor. -
303
Roman Persecution of Christians Begins
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312
Constantine Accepts Christianity
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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
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380
Christianity Made Official Religion of Roman Empire
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Period: 395 to 480
Western Roman Empire
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Period: 395 to May 29, 1453
Eastern Roman Empire
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406
Vandals Attack Gaul
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452
Attila the Hun Starts to Enter Frontier Regions of the Empire
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476
Western Roman Empire Falls to Germanic Tribes
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May 29, 1453
Eastern Roman Empire Falls
Constantinople is sacked by the Ottoman Turks.