Ancient Rome

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  • 509 BCE

    Roman Republic is founded

  • 449 BCE

    The Law of the 12 Tables is instituted

  • 218 BCE

    Hannibal invades Italy

  • 80 BCE

    Construction of the Colosseum is completed

  • 73 BCE

    The Spartacus slave uprising

  • 45 BCE

    Julius Caesar becomes dictator

  • 44 BCE

    Julius Caesar is assassinated

  • 27 BCE

    Augustus becomes the first emperor of Rome

  • 38

    Emperor Caligula’s reign begins

  • 64

    Great Fire of Rome

  • 96

    Age of the Five Good Emperors

  • 165

    Antonine Plague

  • 330

    Capital of the Empire is moved to Constantinople

  • 380

    Empire converts to Christianity

  • 410

    Sack of Rome