Ancient Rome

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  • 509 BCE

    Foundation of Roman republic

  • 498 BCE

    Rome defeats the Latins.

  • 396 BCE

    Roman expansion begins with the capture of Veii from the Etruscans.

  • 343 BCE

    First Samnite War (Rome vs. Samnites).

  • 297 BCE

    Celts and Samnites join forces and defeat the Romans at Camertium.

  • 295 BCE

    In a battle lasting all day, Romans narrowly defeat a force of Celts and Samnites at Sentinum.

  • 285 BCE

    Rome defeats the Celts in Italy. Rome's dominance in central Italy is secured.

  • 264 BCE

    First Punic War. Carthage cedes Sicily to Rome.

  • 241 BCE

    Roman naval victory off the Aegates Islands leads to victory over Carthage, ending the First Punic War.

  • 219 BCE

    Hannibal crosses the Ebro river in Spain and sacks the city of Saguntum, Rome's ally, sparking off the Second Punic War.

  • Period: 115 BCE to 53

    Marcus Licinius Crassus

    Marcus Licinius Crassus (115bc – 53 BC) was a Roman general and statesman who played a key role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. He is often called "the richest man in Rome.
  • Period: 106 BCE to 48 BCE

    Pompey

    Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus 106 BC – 48 BC), known in English as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a leading Roman general and statesman. He played a significant role in the transformation of Rome from republic to empire.
  • Period: 100 BCE to 44 BCE

    Julius Caesar

    Gaius Julius Caesar 100 BC – 44 BC, was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and subsequently became dictator from 49 BC until his assassination in 44 BC. He played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire
  • Period: 83 BCE to 30 BCE

    Mark Antony

    Marcus Antonius 83 BC – 30 BC was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the autocratic Roman Empire.
  • Period: 63 BCE to 19

    Augustus

    Caesar Augustus 63 BC – 19 August AD also known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor; he reigned from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He is known for being the founder of the Roman Principate, which is the first phase of the Roman Empire, and is considered one of the greatest leaders in human history.
  • Period: 42 BCE to 37

    Tiberius

    Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus 42 BC – AD 37 was the second Roman emperor. He reigned from AD 14 until 37, succeeding his stepfather, the first Roman emperor Augustus.
  • 9

    Battle of Teutoburg Forest One of Roman Empire’s Worst Defeats

    The Rhine River is established as the boundary between the Latin and German speaking worlds, following the defeat of the Roman army, under the command of Varus, at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
  • Period: 37 to 41

    Caligula

    Caligula formally known as Gaius (Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus), was the third Roman emperor, ruling from AD 37 until his assassination in AD 41.
  • Period: 37 to 68

    Nero

    Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus AD 37 – AD 68, was the fifth Roman emperor and final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 until his death in AD 68. He was adopted by the Roman emperor Claudius at the age of 13 and succeeded him on the throne.
  • Period: 41 to 54

    Claudius

    Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was the fourth Roman emperor, ruling from AD 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, Claudius was born to Drusus and Antonia Minor at Lugdunum in Roman Gaul, where his father was stationed as a military legate. He was the first Roman emperor to be born outside Italy. Nonetheless, Claudius was an Italian of Sabine origins.
  • 61

    The Battle of Watling Street ,The Empire Strikes Back

    Boudicca's Revolt in Britain.
  • 73

    Siege of Masada The Alamo of the Ancient World

    The city of Jerusalem is besieged and captured by Rome; the Second Temple destroyed.
  • 101

    Dacian Wars The End of a Kingdom

    Trajan conquers Dacia.
  • Period: 117 to 138

    Hadrian

    Hadrian 76 – 138 was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. He was born in Italica (close to modern Santiponce in Spain), a Roman municipium founded by Italic settlers in Hispania Baetica. He came from a branch of the gens Aelia that originated in the Picenean town of Hadria, the Aeli Hadriani.
  • Period: 161 to 180

    Marcus Aurelius

    Marcus Aurelius Antoninus 121 – 180 was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 AD and a Stoic philosopher. He was the last of the rulers known as the Five Good Emperors (a term coined some 13 centuries later by Niccolò Machiavelli), and the last emperor of the Pax Romana, an age of relative peace, calmness and stability for the Roman Empire lasting from 27 BC to 180 AD. He served as Roman consul in 140, 145, and 161.
  • 166

    Marcomannic Wars The Roman Empire at Bay

    Marcomannic Wars.
  • Period: 198 to 217

    Caracella

    Marcus Aurelius Antoninus born Lucius Septimius Bassianus, 188 – 217 better known by his nickname Caracalla was Roman emperor from 198 to 217. He was a member of the Severan dynasty, the elder son of Emperor Septimius Severus and Empress Julia Domna. Proclaimed co-ruler by his father in 198, he reigned jointly with his brother Geta, co-emperor from 209, after their father's death in 211.
  • Period: 306 to 337

    Constantine the Great

    Constantine I  272 – 337 also known as Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337, the first one to convert to Christianity.