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Period: 753 BCE to 509 BCE
Founding of Rome
Rome is founded by Romolus,who becomes the city,s firts king after killing his brother Remus. -
Period: 509 BCE to 264 BCE
End of Monarchy and beginning of the Roman Republic
The last Roman king,arquin the proud,is overthrow.Rome becomes a republic ,governed by senators and consuls -
Period: 264 BCE to 218 BCE
Firts Punic War
A conflict between Rome and Carthage over control of Scily.Rome emerges victorious. -
Period: 218 BCE to 201 BCE
Second Punic War
The Carthaginian general Hannibal crosses the Alps and thetreatens Rome. -
Period: 146 BCE to 44 BCE
Destruction of Carthage and Corinth
Rome destroys Carthage , ending the Punic Wars and conquers Greece by defeatimg Corinth. -
Period: 44 BCE to 31 BCE
Assassination of Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar is assassinated by senators on the Ides of March after declaring himself dictator for life -
Period: 31 BCE to 27 BCE
Battle of Actium
Octavian defeats Mrk Antony and Cleopatra. This marks the end of the civil wars and the fall of the Roman Republic -
Period: 27 BCE to 64
Beginning of the Roman Empire under Augustus
Octavian becomes the first Roman Emperor, taking the title Augustus -
Period: 64 to 284
Great fire of Rome under Nero
A massivefire devastates much of Rome -
Period: 284 to 313
Diocletian and the tetrarchy
Emperor Diocletian establishes the tetrachy,dividing the Roman Empire -
Period: 313 to 395
Edict of Milan
Constantine legalizes Christiany in the Roman Empire -
Period: 395 to 476
Fall of Rome
The Western Roman Empire falls with the deposition of Romulus Augustulus