Ancient Rome timeline

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  • 753 BCE

    Rome Was Occupied

    The founders of Rome occupied a place south of the Tiber River.
  • 509 BCE

    Romans Overthrown

    A republic replaced the Roman monarchy after it was overthrown. Because of the new republic, many wars were fought.
  • 265 BCE

    Romans Take Italian Peninsula

    The whole of the Italian peninsula was overtaken by the Romans.
  • 70 BCE

    Virgil's Birth

    Poet Virgil was born in 70bc then soon passed away in 19bc. Who famously wrote Eclogues and the famous epic The Aeneid.
  • 44 BCE

    The Creation of the Calendar

    After Julius Caesar was made to be the dictator in Rome. His contributions include the 365-day calendar with leap years, agricultural wealth for Rome and urban culture in the West, and the cultural assimilation of the various regions under Roman rule.
  • 96

    The Five Good Emperors

    This area was called "five good emperors" as Rome had returned to a stable government. The five emperors were Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius.
  • 235

    Power Was Taken

    26 military leaders took the power of the Roman Empire including some enemies of Rome.
  • 380

    Romans and Christianity

    Christianity became the only religion of the Roman Empire by Theodosius I.
  • 476

    The End Of The Romans

    Odovacar, the leader of the German tribes, became the king of Rome. This resulted in the end of the Western Roman Empire.