Ancient Rome- Han

By mrmoldenhauer
  • 753 BCE

    Rome founded

    Rome founded
    Rome was founded
  • 509 BCE

    The creation of the Roman Republic

    The creation of the Roman Republic
    The Roman Republic system was based around the idea that only an assembly of the people had the right to pass laws and elect magistrates
  • 260 BCE

    The first Punic War

    The first Punic War
    Rome had a conflict with Carthage. Rome knew that they were weaker than Carthage's navy, so they copied and improved Carthage ships.
  • 237 BCE

    The second Punic

    The second Punic
    The leader of Carthage established a settlement in Spain. After he died, he made his son swear blood oath against Rome. Hannibal won with his elephants for 15 years. However, he never captured Rome.
  • 218 BCE

    Hannibal invaded Italy

    Hannibal invaded Italy
    Hannibal went to attack Rome with his army. this was part of the second Punic War.
  • 149 BCE

    The third Punic War

    The third Punic War
    Carthage was destroyed. Rome poured salt on the land so nothing could grow.
  • 45 BCE

    Julius Caesar became the first dictator of Rome

    Julius Caesar became the first dictator of Rome
    Caesar defeated Pompey in a civil war to become the supreme ruler of Rome. This was telling the end of the Roman Republic.
  • 44 BCE

    Julius Caesar was assassinated

    Julius Caesar was assassinated
    People wanted to bring back the republic, but civil war was started.
  • 27 BCE

    Roman Empire began

    Roman Empire began
    The Roman Empire began with the first Roman Emperor, Caesar Augustus.
  • 64

    Rome burned

    Rome burned
    While Rome was burning, the emperor Nero watched the city and played a lyre.
  • 80

    The Colosseum was built

    The Colosseum was built
    It shows Rome got one of the greatest engineering, and the Colosseum fit about 50000 people
  • 121

    The Hadrian Wall was built

    The Hadrian Wall was built
    the wall was built to keep out the barbarians. The long wall was built across northern England.
  • 306

    Constantine became an emperor

    Constantine became an emperor
    Constantine was a good guy because he would convert to Christianity and Rome would become a Christian empire
  • 380

    Theodosius I to Christianity

    Theodosius I to Christianity
    He declared Christianity to be the sole religion of the Roman Empire
  • 410

    Visigoths plundered Rome

    Visigoths plundered Rome
    it was the first time in 800 years that the city of Rome has been fallen by an enemy.
  • 476

    The end of Rome and

    The end of Rome and
    The last Roman Emperor was defeated by the German Goth Odoacer, and it was the the start of the Dark Ages in Europe