Founding of Rome

By l.taylor.h
  • 753 BCE

    Founding of Rome

    Founding of Rome
    Rome, Italy’s capital, is a sprawling, cosmopolitan city with nearly 3,000 years of globally influential art, architecture and culture on display. Ancient ruins such as the Forum and the Colosseum evoke the power of the former Roman Empire.
  • 264 BCE

    Punic Wars

    Punic Wars
    The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC. At the time, they were probably the largest wars that had ever taken place.
  • 133 BCE

    Fall of Roman Republic

    Fall of Roman Republic
    Internal turmoil provoked in 133 BC by economic stagnation in the city of Rome , slave revolts without, and dissension in the military precipitated a period of unrelenting political upheaval.
  • 27 BCE

    Roman Republic

    Roman Republic
    The Roman Republic was the era of ancient Roman civilization beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom, traditionally dated to 509 BC, and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire.
  • 27 BCE

    First Roman Emperor (Augustus)

    First Roman Emperor (Augustus)
    Augustus was the founder of the Roman Principate and considered the first Roman emperor, controlling the Roman Empire from 27 BC until his death in AD 14.
  • 37

    Roman Emperor (Caligula)

    Roman Emperor (Caligula)
    Caligula, properly Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was Roman emperor from AD 37–41. Born Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus, Caligula was a member of the house of rulers conventionally known as the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
  • 54

    Roman Emperor (Nero)

    Roman Emperor (Nero)
    Nero was Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Nero was adopted by his great-uncle Claudius to become his heir and successor, and acceded to the throne in 54 following Claudius' death.
  • 66

    Roman Revolt I

    Roman Revolt I
    The Great Revolt began in the year 66 CE, originating in Roman and Jewish ethnic tensions. The crisis escalated due to anti-taxation protests and attacks upon Roman citizens.
  • 132

    Roman Revolt II

    Roman Revolt II
    Jewish rebellion against Roman rule in Judaea. The revolt was preceded by years of clashes between Jews and Romans in the area.
  • 476

    Fall of Rome

    Fall of Rome
    The Fall of the Western Roman Empire was the process of decline in the Western Roman Empire in which it failed to enforce its rule, and its vast territory was divided into several successor polities.