Derecho romano

Rome's Facts Timeline

By Alexa Estrada
  • The Etruscans establish cities from northern to central Italy
    600 BCE

    The Etruscans establish cities from northern to central Italy

  • War with Pyrrhus
    282 BCE

    War with Pyrrhus

    282 - 272 BC
  • War with Carthage (First Punic War)
    264 BCE

    War with Carthage (First Punic War)

    264 - 241 BC
  • The first recorded Roman gladiatorial combats took place in Rome
    264 BCE

    The first recorded Roman gladiatorial combats took place in Rome

  • Hannibal invades Italy
    218 BCE

    Hannibal invades Italy

  • First Servile War prompted by slave revolts
    135 BCE

    First Servile War prompted by slave revolts

    135 - 132 BC
  • Slave uprising led by the gladiator called Spartacus
    73 BCE

    Slave uprising led by the gladiator called Spartacus

    73 - 71 BC
  • Pompey captures Jerusalem
    64 BCE

    Pompey captures Jerusalem

  • Julius Caesar defeats Pompey
    45 BCE

    Julius Caesar defeats Pompey

    To become the first dictator of Rome
  • Julius Caesar assassinated
    44 BCE

    Julius Caesar assassinated

  • The Triumvirate of Marc Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian (later known as Caesar Augustus) become the rulers of Rome
    44 BCE

    The Triumvirate of Marc Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian (later known as Caesar Augustus) become the rulers of Rome

    44 - 31 BC
  • Antony and Cleopatra are defeated by Octavian
    31 BCE

    Antony and Cleopatra are defeated by Octavian

  • Octavian becomes Caesar Augustus
    27 BCE

    Octavian becomes Caesar Augustus

    The first Roman emperor until 14AD
  • The birth of Jesus Christ
    1 CE

    The birth of Jesus Christ

  • Death of Augustus
    14

    Death of Augustus

    Tiberius (stepson of Caesar Augustus) becomes emperor until 37AD
  • Crucifixion of Jesus in the Roman province of Jerusalem
    33

    Crucifixion of Jesus in the Roman province of Jerusalem

    The origin of Christianity
  • Gaius (Caligula) crowned Emperor
    37

    Gaius (Caligula) crowned Emperor

  • Caligula is killed
    41

    Caligula is killed

    Claudius proclaimed Emperor
  • Emperor Claudius is murdered
    54

    Emperor Claudius is murdered

    Nero is proclaimed Emperor
  • Fire destroyed much of Rome
    64

    Fire destroyed much of Rome

    The Christians are blamed for the destruction
  • Battle of Jotapata
    66

    Battle of Jotapata

    Great Jewish revolt 66 - 73 AC
  • The death of Nero ended the infamous Julio-Claudian dynasty
    68

    The death of Nero ended the infamous Julio-Claudian dynasty

  • The Roman Emperor Vespasian and his son Titus constructed the Roman Colosseum
    70

    The Roman Emperor Vespasian and his son Titus constructed the Roman Colosseum

    The construction was financed from the proceeds gained from the Roman sacking of Jerusalem
  • The Roman Colosseum was opened
    80

    The Roman Colosseum was opened

    Was originally the called the Flavian Amphitheatre
  • Commodus succeeds his father Marcus Aurelius and gains imperial power
    180

    Commodus succeeds his father Marcus Aurelius and gains imperial power

  • Constantine becomes the first Christian emperor
    305

    Constantine becomes the first Christian emperor

  • The Battle of the Milvian Bridge
    312

    The Battle of the Milvian Bridge

    Battle of Constantine against Maxentius. It determines the defeat of Maxentius and the victory of Christianity over the pagan world.
  • Theodosius I crowned emperor
    346

    Theodosius I crowned emperor

    346 - 395 AC
  • Christianity is declared the sole religion of the Roman Empire by Theodosius I
    380

    Christianity is declared the sole religion of the Roman Empire by Theodosius I

  • The Visigoths, led by Alaric, sack Rome heralding the total decline of the Roman Empire
    410

    The Visigoths, led by Alaric, sack Rome heralding the total decline of the Roman Empire

  • The Vandals, led by Gaiseric, sack Rome
    455

    The Vandals, led by Gaiseric, sack Rome

  • The last Roman Emperor was Romulus Augustulus who was defeated by Odoacer who was a German Goth
    476

    The last Roman Emperor was Romulus Augustulus who was defeated by Odoacer who was a German Goth