The Roman Empire By CJMorrison 800 BCE The Latins move into the Italian Peninsula 509 BCE The Romans drive out their Etruscan King 500 BCE Multiple civilizations lived on the Italian Peninsula 450 BCE The laws of Rome were engraved on stone tablets 450 BCE Plebeians first breakthrough 270 BCE Rome controlled most of the Italian Peninsula Period: 264 BCE to 146 BCE Rome fought Carthage in the Punic Wars 218 BCE General Hannible led his army into Italy 133 BCE Rome's power reached from Spain to Egypt 133 BCE Tiberius was elected a tribune 58 BCE Caesar set out his army to make new conquests Period: 48 BCE to 44 BCE Caesar pushed through a lot of reforms 45 BCE The Julius Calendar was introduced 44 BCE Caesar was stabbed to death 31 BCE Octavian defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra Period: 27 BCE to 14 Augustus's time as emporer 4 BCE Jesus was born 14 The republic came to an end 19 The Roman aqueduct, Pont du Gard was built 63 The Romans conquered Judea 66 Discontent flared into rebellion 70 The destruction of Jerusalem's temple by the Romans 79 Pliny smothered to death in hot ashes Period: 96 to 180 The "Good Emporer" series Period: 98 to 117 Trajan's time as emporer Period: 117 to 138 Hadrian's time as emporer Period: 161 to 180 Marcus Aurelius's time as emporer 200 Wars in East Asia sets of a chain of events that would overwhelm Rome 284 Diocletian set out to restore order Period: 284 to 305 Diocletian's time as emporer 300 Christianity was a thriving religion Period: 306 to 337 Constantine's time as emporer 312 General Constantine took the throne 313 The persecutions of Christians ended 313 Constantine issued the Edict of Milan 370 The Huns made it to their destination, eastern Europe 378 The Romans got defeated against the Visigoths 395 Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire 410 The Visigoth general overran Italy and plundered Rome 410 Critics say the sack of Rome was a punishment for abandoning gods 434 The Hun leader started a campaign of conquest across Europe 476 Odoacer ousted the emporer in Rome 476 Rome didn't disappear from the map