The Fall of the Roman Republic

By splashingbrook
  • 753 BCE

    Rome is Founded

    By Romulus (Royal Period)
  • 509 BCE

    Rome Becomes a Republic

  • 275 BCE

    Control of the Italian Peninsula

    Starts to stress the Republic as they spread wider.
  • 264 BCE

    Punic Wars

    Stresses the Republic even more. The three wars last until 146 BCE.
  • 59 BCE

    First Triumvirate of Rome

    Crassus, Caesar, Pompey
  • 58 BCE

    Gallic Wars

    Caesar expands the Roman Empire in Gaul until 50 BCE!
  • 53 BCE

    Crassus is Killed

  • 49 BCE

    Caesar Crosses the Rubicon River

  • 48 BCE

    Pompey Killed

    In Egypt before Caesar could get to him
  • 46 BCE

    Caesar's Dictatorship Begins

  • 44 BCE

    Caesar Assassinated, Mark Antony in Control

  • 43 BCE

    Second Triumvirate of Rome

    Octavian, Mark Antony, Marcus Aemilius (Lepidus)
  • 31 BCE

    Battle of Actium

    Octavian defeats Mark Antony and Cleopatra
  • 27 BCE

    Octavian First Emperor of Rome

    The Roman Empire is born