Topic 8 Timeline By Griffen 100 BCE mass farming made earth warmer 27 BCE Augustus becomes the first Roman Emperor. 1 BCE Jesus is born 14 More Territory added 100 small war with persian empire 117 The roman Empire reaches its largest extent 118 More territory added 313 emperor Constantine ends the persecution of Christians in the empire. 476 The western Roman empire collapses. 527 Justinian becomes Byzantine emperor. 1054 Great Schism divides Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches. 1453 Constanitople falls to the Ottoman Turks. Byzantine empire ends