ancient roman empire

  • 509 BCE

    Roman Republic is founded

  • 449 BCE

    the law of the 12 tables is instituated

  • 218 BCE

    Hannibal invades italy

  • 73 BCE

    the sparticus slave uprising

  • 45 BCE

    julias caeser becomes dictator

  • 44 BCE

    julias caeser is assassinated

  • 27 BCE

    augustus becomes the first emporor of rome

  • 38

    emporor caligulas reign begins

  • 64

    great fire of rome

  • 80

    construction of the collosseum is completed

  • 330

    capital of the empoireis moved to constantinople

  • 380

    empire converts to christianity

  • 410

    sack of rome

  • age of the five good emporors