Topic 8 By kloe717 27 BCE Augustus becomes first roman emperor 1 BCE Jesus is born 117 The roman empire reaches it's largest extent 313 Emperor constatine ends the persecution of Christians in the empire 395 Roman empire divided into eastern and western 476 the western roman empire collapses 527 Justinitan becomes Byzantine emperor 1054 The Great schism divides Catholic church 1453 Byzantine empire ends 1453 Constantinople falls to the Turks