The Roman Empire By rkatelyn91 753 BCE Roman Empire founded Period: 753 BCE to Feb 7, 1918 Before and After the Roman Empire 509 BCE Roman Republic founded 509 BCE Roman People Expell King Tarquin The Proud 504 BCE Roman defeat Sabines 338 BCE Rome defeats Latins 290 BCE Rome defeats Samnites 275 BCE Rome defeats Greeks 264 BCE Rome Defeats Etruscans 200 BCE Rome defeats Germanic Tribes to the North 195 BCE Rome defeats Spartans 188 BCE Rome defeats the Seleucid Empire 164 BCE Romes wins Punic Wars 148 BCE Defeated the Macedonians 146 BCE Rome defeats the Achaean League 133 BCE Defeated the Celtiberians 106 BCE War In Numidia 101 BCE Gaius Marius defeats German tribes migrating into Roman Territory and Italy 88 BCE Gaius Marius and Sulla defeat rebellious Italian cities during the Social War 86 BCE Marius dies 82 BCE Second Civil War Ends 78 BCE Sulla dies 71 BCE Crassus defeats Spartacus and Brings Down Slave Revolt 63 BCE Pompey defeats Mithridates and the pirates 53 BCE Crassus is killed 50 BCE Rome wins Gallic Wars 49 BCE Caesar invades Italy 48 BCE Pompey is assassinated 45 BCE Caesar defeats Pompey’s sons 44 BCE Caesar is appointed Dictator 44 BCE Caesar Assassinated 43 BCE Mark Antony, Octavian, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus form the second Triumvirate 42 BCE Mark Antony defeats Brutus and Cassius 36 BCE Octavian and Lepidus defeat Sextus Pompey 36 BCE Octavian Retires 35 BCE Octavian executes Sextus Pompey 31 BCE Octavian defeats Mark Antony during the Battle Of Actium 27 BCE Octavian returns to Rome 337 Death of Constantine 476 Roman Empire Falls 477 Byzantine Empire Begins Feb 6, 1453 Byzantine Empire Falls Feb 6, 1453 Ottoman Empire Takes Over Feb 6, 1918 Ottoman Empire Falls