Ancient Rome Timeline

By ben_vanwyk
  • 509 BCE

    Rome Becomes a Republic

  • 264 BCE

    First Punic War Begins

  • 60 BCE

    First triumvirate formed

  • 49 BCE

    Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon River

  • 44 BCE

    Julius Caesar is Murdered in the Forum

  • 43 BCE

    Second triumvirate formed

  • 27 BCE

    Augustus Caesar begins his rule

  • 31

    Octavian is victorious at the Battle of Actium

  • 33

    Caligula is assassinated

  • 54

    Claudius is poisoned and Nero becomes emperor

  • 64

    Great Fire of Rome

  • 79

    Mount Vesuvius erupts and buries Pompeii

  • 80

    Construction of the Coliseum is completed

  • 313

    Edict of Milan

  • 330

    Constantine makes Constantinople the capital