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753 BCE
The Founding of Rome (Monarchy)
Romulus becomes king of Rome after killing his brother, Remus. -
509 BCE
Rome Becomes a Republic
After Tarquin the Proud and his reign of terror, Rome becomes a republic. -
Period: 264 BCE to 146 BCE
The Punic Wars
The three wars between Carthage (Northern Africa) and Rome that ended in Carthage being razed. -
44 BCE
Julius Caesar is Assassinated by Marcus Brutus
The result of a conspiracy of the Roman Senators. They stabbed Caesar twenty-three times on the ides of March. -
31 BCE
Rome Becomes an Empire
Augustus Caeser rises to power and turns Rome into an empire. -
80
The Colosseum was built
The Colosseum was completed in eight years during the reign of Emperor Vespasian. -
410
The Fall of the Western Roman Empire
The Goths sacked the city of Rome, then Romulus Augustulus was dethroned, ending the Western Roman Empire.
