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753 BCE
Start of Rome
Rome was supposedly founded by twins Romulus and Remus. They were taken in by a she-wolf. -
509 BCE
Beginning of the Roman Republic
The Roman Republic began after the overthrow of Tarquinius which was the last king of Rome. -
450 BCE
Twelve Tables
The first Roman law code was written on 12 bronze tablets and displayed for people to see. -
283 BCE
Diocletian
Rome was falling into a period of political instability. Diocletian set out to restore the empire. -
73 BCE
Spartacus
Spartacus leads slaves to an uprising after defeating the soldiers along with the other gladiators. -
58 BCE
Julius ceasar
Julius Ceasar and Pompey were two consuls. Julius Ceasar had Pompey murdered in Egypt and then named himself dictator. -
44 BCE
Assassination of Julius Ceasar
Julius is stabbed multiple times by multiple people including his close friend, Brutus, on the ides of March. -
27 BCE
Ceasar Agustus
The Roman empire begins as Ceasar Agustus becomes the first Roman Emperor. -
64
Rome Burns
The city of Rome is on fire as the emperor Nero supposedly watches and plays the lyre. -
80
Colosseum
The Colosseum is built. It seated 50,000 spectators. -
312
Rise of christianity
The emperor Constantine saw a vision of a cross that he thought was saying that he would win. He believed that Jesus helped him when and since he was the Emperor, others started to believe. -
380
Theodosius
Theodosius declares Christianity to be the major religion of the Roman empire. -
410
Fall of Rome
The fall of Rome was a long process of decline. Rome was very divided and failed to enforce its rules.
