Timeline

City of Rome is founded

753 BCE

The legend of Romulus and Remus tells the story of how Rome was founded.

Rome becomes a republic

509 BCE

Run by elected officials called Senators.

Julius Caesar becomes first dictator of Rome

45 BCE

End of the Roman Republic

Caesar is assassinated

44 BCE

Roman Empire begins

27 BCE

Augustus became sole ruler of Rome beginning the Roman Empire

Roman Empire is at its peak

117

Rome becomes a Christian Empire

306

Constantine becomes Emperor and converts to Christianity and Rome becomes a Christian Empire

Rome splits

394

Rome splits into two empires: Western and Eastern

End of the Western Empire

476

End of the Western Empire and fall of Ancient Rome