Simon Truong

Rome was found

753 BCE

Legend says that the twin brothers Romulus and Remus found the city. Romulus then killed Remus to become the only ruler. Rome then had 6 other rulers.

Republic started

509 BCE

Tarquin the Proud was the last king because his son was a bad person. People voted for a republic led by Brutus. The republic was a way of preventing too much power focusing on a person.

First Punic war

260 BCE

Rome had a conflict with Carthage, that's why they went into a war with them. Rome knew that they couldn't defeat Carthage's navy, so they copy and improve Carthage ships. They ended up beating Carthage and getting Sicily, Corsica, and Sardinia.

Second Punic war

237 BCE

Hamilcar Barca, leader of Carthage died established a settlement in Spain. After he died, he made his son swear blood oath against Rome. For 15 years, Hannibal won with his elephants. However, he never captured Rome.

Second Punic war (continue)

203 BCE

Rome sent Scipio to Carthage to force Hannibal to go back and defend. In the next year, Scipio crushed Hannibal at Zama. Carthage surrendered.

Third Punic war

149 BCE

Carthage was destroyed. Survivors were either killed or sold to slavery. Rome poured salt on the land so nothing could grow.

Julius Caesar

58 BCE

Many generals feared Caesar because he got a huge army. He was ordered to disband his army. Instead, he marches his army on Rome. Pompey was murdered in Egypt, then his son was defeated as well. Caesar became a dictator.

Assassination of Julius Caesar

44 BCE

A group of people led by Brutus planned to kill Caesar to restore the republic. They surprise him and stabbed him many times until he dies. Caesar was warned as first, but he didn't listen.

Roman Empire

27 BCE

Caesar Agustus became the first Roman Emperor. He built new roads, coins, and help trade. He also established a census counted the people to collect taxes fairly.

Nero

64

Nero burned Rome down. He then blamed the Christian for burning Rome, so the persecution of Christian began. Legend says that Nero watched Rome burned as he plays his lyre.

Roman Empire splits

284

Diocletian decided to split Rome into 2 halves. He ruled the wealthier eastern half and Maximian ruled the western half. However, the western half fell after 200 years, while the eastern half lasted until the 1450s.

Edict of Milan

313

The Edict of Milan granted freedom of worship. Constantine converted to Christianity and stopped the Christian persecution. Later, Christianity would become the official religion of Rome.

Huns

370

The Huns moved to central Europe. They scared the tribes in modern Germany, so the tribes invaded Rome.

Sack of Rome

410

Visigoths, led by King Alaric, sacked Rome. It was a huge shock because that was the first time in a long time Rome has fallen to a foreign enemy. Even though Rome was not the capital city of the western empire, it was still considered the eternal city.

Attila the Hun

434

Attila the Hun invaded Europe, destroying everyone in his path. he devastated the northern provinces of Italy, but he wasn't able to conquer Rome. He then planned to invade the Romans further but died soon after.

Rome fell

476

Rome fell because of military, economic, political and social reason. It was invaded by the German tribes, and it had a weak army. Heavy taxes lead to population declined. Corrupted government and divided empire contributed to the fall. Lastly, erosion of traditional values was the social issue Rome faced