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Ancient Rome

By Apoorv Tare
  • Jan 1, 1000

    Rome is founded

    Rome is founded
    Rome was founded by Romulus in 753BC.
  • Jan 1, 1200

    Rome becomes a Republic

    Rome becomes a Republic
    The last king is expelled and Rome is now ruled by senators in 509BC.
  • Jan 1, 1450

    Hannibal invades Italy

    Hannibal invades Italy
    Hannibal leads the Carthage army to attack Italy in 218BC

  • Julius Caesar becomes the first dictator of Rome

    Julius Caesar becomes the first dictator of Rome
    Julius Caesar becomes the first dictator of Rome in 45BC.

  • Julius Caesar is assassinated

    Julius Caesar is assassinated
    Julius Caesar is assassinated in 44BC.

  • The Roman Empire begins

    The Roman Empire begins
    The Roman Empire begins in 27BC.

  • Much of Rome burns

    Much of Rome burns
    Much of Rome is burnt in AD64.

  • Colosseum is built

    Colosseum is built
    The Colosseum is built in AD80.

  • Hadrian Wall is built

    Hadrian Wall is built
    The Hadrian Wall is built in AD122.

  • Constantine becomes Emperor

    Constantine becomes Emperor
    Constantine, a Christian man, becomes emperor in AD306

  • Christianity

    Christianity
    Theodosius I makes Christianity as the main religion of the Roman Empire in AD380.

  • Rome splits

    Rome splits
    In AD395 Rome split into two empires - the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire.The Roman Empire was split by Theodosius.

  • The Visigoths defeat Rome

    The Visigoths defeat Rome
    The Visigoths defeat Rome in AD430. For the first time in 800 years, Rome was defeated.

  • End of the Western Roman Empire and the fall of Ancient Rome

    End of the Western Roman Empire and the fall of Ancient Rome
    The last Roman Emperor, Romulus Augustus is defeated by the German Goth Odoacer in AD476.