Why Empires Collapse - Aidan Trujillo

  • Period: 58 BCE to 50 BCE

    The Gallic Wars, a war against France and the Roman Empire, was fought

    Julius Caesar and the Roman army won.
  • 46 BCE

    Julius Caesar becomes Roman ruler

    Until his death in 44 BC
  • 44 BCE

    Augustus Caesar kills his father and Roman leader Julius Caesar

    He stabbed him to death by about 60 conspirators led by Augustus Caesar.
  • 32 BCE

    War of Actium

    The Roman army, led by Octavian, attacked the Egyptian army because he feared that Mark Antony and Cleopatra´s power combined will be too dangerous and they had to be reduced.
  • Period: 27 BCE to 476

    Roman Empire

    This is the time when the Roman Republic became an empire and when it collapsed.
  • Period: 27 BCE to 14

    Augustus Caesar becomes Roman Emperor

    He killed his father Julius Caesar and transformed the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire.
  • 5 BCE

    Jesus was born

  • Period: 14 to 37

    Tiberius becomes Roman emperor

    The son of Augustus becomes the second Roman emperor of all time.
  • 33

    Jesus was crucified

    His execution was ordered by Tiberius and this event saved people from their sins in Christianity and changed the world forever.
  • Period: 37 to 41

    Caligua becomes Roman Emperor

    He was the grandson of Emperor Tiberius and he is known for being extremely cruel and executed Roman civilians. This is because he had a disease called syphilis.