Timeline of Roman History By jthorne2000 753 BCE Foundation of Rome (Romulus & Remus) 509 BCE Creation of Roman Republic Period: 264 BCE to 146 BCE The Punic Wars Period: 83 BCE to 82 BCE Marius, Sulla, & Sulla's Civil War Period: 67 BCE to 62 BCE Pompey in the East 60 BCE The First Triumvirate (Julius Caesar, Crassus, Pompey) 44 BCE Death of Julius Caesar 43 BCE The Second Triumvirate (Octavian, Antony, Lepidus) Period: 31 BCE to 14 Establishment of Empire & Rule Under Augustus Period: 98 to 138 Rules of Trajan & Hadrian Period: 235 to 284 Third Century Crisis Period: 284 to 305 Rule of Diocletian & Diocletian Reforms 312 Constantine Converts to Christianity 410 The Fall of Rome 1453 The Fall of Constantinople