Ancient Roman Empire By EKJIA30 509 BCE Roman Rebublic was found 449 BCE The Law of the 12 tables is instituted 410 BCE sack of rome 380 BCE empire converts to christianity 330 BCE capital of the empire is moved to constantinople 218 BCE Hannibal invades Italy 180 BCE Age of the five good emperor 165 BCE antonine plague 80 BCE construction of the colosseum is completed 73 BCE The Spartacus slave uprising 64 BCE great fire of rome 45 BCE Julius caesar becomes dictator 44 BCE Julius Caesar is assasinated 38 BCE Emperor caligulas reign begins 27 BCE Augustus becomes the first emperor of Rome