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753 BCE
Roman empire began
Rome was founded by two brothers, Romulus and Remus. They were left to die in a basket in the Tiber river, and were saved by a mother wolf. Along the river banks, they found their own city. Romulus killed his brother Remus and became the first king of Rome. He named the city after himself, and named it Roma which translate to Rome. -
Period: 753 BCE to 1453
Fall and Rise of the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was one of the most powerful empires to exist. It was founded by two brothers named Romulus and Remus. The Roman Empire lasted for over 1000 years. -
509 BCE
Rome became a Republic
Romulus was king of Rome until 509 BCE, when they changed their structure of government to a republic. This began when the Romans overthrew their Etruscan conquerors. They formed a government, that is similar to the one the US uses today. The people elected representatives that ruled on their behalf. -
450 BCE
450 BCE Law of the Twelve tables formed
These laws included issues of legal procedure, civil rights and property rights and provided the basis for all future Roman civil law. They were written on 12 bronze tablets and displayed for all to see. -
285 BCE
Between 285 and 293 CE, Diocletian split the Roman Empire into two pieces
Diocletian believed the Roman empire had grown too big to be managed by one person. He divided the empire into an eastern and western half, doubled the number of provinces and civil administrators, and created military districts. He regularized tax collection, increased the number of legions, and created a mobile field army. -
246 BCE
246 BCE-146 BCE the punic wars
The Punic Wars were three wars between Carthage and the Romans. This began when the Romans interfere with the island of Sicily, which was controlled by Carthage. The war ended with Rome in control of both Sicily and Corsica. The third Punic war ended in the Romans destroying the city of Carthage, and making Africa apart of one of their provinces. -
45 BCE
45 BCE Julius Caesar became dictator of the Roman Empire
Julius Caesar was a general that helped expand the Roman Empire, and invaded Italy which started a civil war. Following this invasion, Julius Caesar emerged as a dictator. One year later of him being a dictator, he was murdered by 60 Roman senators. -
27 BCE
27 BCE, First emperor of Rome
The first emperor of Rome was Gaius Octavian Thurinus, who was Julius Caesar's nephew, and later took the name of Augustus Caesar. During his reign he helped lead the republic into an empire and restored peace and prosperity to the roman state. He was a great leader and changed the way the Romans lived in every way. -
1 BCE
In the late 1 BCE, Augustus started taxes
During his rule, Augustus ruled that the 44 provinces outside of Italy had to pay taxes on agriculture. He did this to support the Roman military, and the building and upkeep of roads and ports. This time period was called The Roman Peace, also known as the Pax Romana. -
161
161-166 CE, Parthia fought with the Roman Empire
Parthia challenged Rome two times and they lost both times, resulting in them giving up the province of the upper mesopotamia area. -
400
In the early 400 CE’s the western half got invaded:
This began the fall of the empire, the western half of Rome had been invaded by both the Hunnish and Germanic people and eventually ended the western line of emperors in 476 CE. -
476
476 CE, the roman empire began to fall
The last of the Roman emperors in the west, was overthrown by the Germanic leader Odoacer, who became the first Barbarian to rule in Rome. The eastern half of the Roman empire later became known as Constantinople, and in 610 CE- 1453 CE became the Byzantine empire.
