Ancient Roman Empire

  • 509 BCE

    Roman Republic is founded

  • 449 BCE

    The law of the 12 tables is insitituted

  • 218 BCE

    Hannibal invades italy

  • 73 BCE

    The Spartacus slave uprising

  • 45 BCE

    Julius Caesar becomes Dictaor

  • 44 BCE

    Julius Caesar is assassinated

  • 27 BCE

    Augustus becomes the first emperor of rome

  • 38

    Emperor Caligulas reign begins

  • 64

    Great fire of rome

  • 80

    Construction of the colosseum is completed

  • 165

    Anotonine Plague

  • 330

    Capital of the empire is moved to constantinople

  • 380

    Empire converts to christinity

  • 410

    Sack of Rome

  • Age of the five good emperor s