Ancient Rome

Romulus Founds Rome

753 BCE

According to tradition, on April 21, 753 B.C., Romulus and his twin brother, Remus, found Rome on the site where they were suckled by a she-wolf as orphaned infants. Actually, the Romulus and Remus myth originated sometime in the fourth century B.C., and the exact date of Rome’s founding was set by the Roman scholar Marcus Terentius Varro in the first century B.C.

Hannibal invades Italy

219 BCE

In 219 B.C., Hannibal of Carthage led an attack on Saguntum, an independent city allied with Rome, which sparked the outbreak of the Second Punic War. He then marched his massive army across the Pyrenees and Alps into central Italy in what would be remembered as one of the most famous campaigns in history. After a string of victories, the most notable coming at Cannae in 216 B.C., Hannibal had gained a foothold in southern Italy, but declined to mount an attack on Rome itself.

Caesar Augustus becomes Emperor

63 BCE

As the first Roman emperor Augustus led Rome’s transformation from republic to empire during the tumultuous years following the assassination of his great-uncle and adoptive father Julius Caesar. He shrewdly combined military might, institution and lawmaking to become Rome’s sole ruler, laying the foundations of the 200-year Pax Romana and an empire that lasted, in various forms, for nearly 1,500 years Source:http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/emperor-augustus

Julius Caesar Killed

44 BCE

Julius Caesar, the”dictator for life”of the Roman Empire, is murdered by his own senators at a meeting in a hall next to Pompey’s Theatre. The conspiracy against Caesar encompassed as many as sixty noblemen, including Caesar’s own protege, Marcus Brutus.

Crucifixion of Jesus Christ

33 BCE

The crucifixion of Jesus occurred in 1st century Judea, most probably between the years 30 and 33 AD. Jesus' crucifixion is described in the four canonical gospels, referred to in the New Testament epistles, attested to by other ancient sources, and is established as a historical event confirmed by non-Christian sources,[1] although, among historians, there is no consensus on the precise details of what exactly occurred.[2][3][4] Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucifixion_of_Jesus

PantheonConstructed By Hadran

126

The Pantheon is the best preserved building from ancient Rome and was completed in c. 125 CE in the reign of Hadrian. Its magnificent dome is a lasting testimony to the genius of Roman architects and as the building stands virtually intact it offers a unique opportunity for the modern visitor to step back 2,000 years and experience the glory that was Rome. Source:http://www.ancient.eu/Pantheon/

Christianity declared sole religion by Theodosius I

347

One historian noted that this son of an emperor killed for high treason "veered disconcertingly between opposites febrile activity and indolent sluggishness, a simple soldierly life and the splendors of the court." But this little-known emperor forever changed the course of Christian history not in one way, but in two. He used his power to officially enforce orthodox Christianity. source:http://www.bing.com/search?q=%e2%80%a2Christianity+declared+sole+religion+by+Theodosius+I&FORM=HDRSC1&ad

Visigoths sack Rome

410

At its height the Roman Empire stretched from Britain and the Atlantic to North Africa and Mesopotamia. In the fourth century AD, however, what Pliny the Elder had called the ‘immense majesty of the Roman peace’ was menaced by invasions of Germanic peoples from beyond the frontiers of the Rhine and the Danube. Among them were the Visigoths, whose leader from around 395 was a chieftain in his mid-20s named Alaric. Source:http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/visigoths-sack-rome