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By pharell a koernig
  • 1309 BCE

    Pope moves to Avignon under pressure from the French king. As the Catholic church splits, the competing line of papal pretenders in Rome are known as ‘antipopes’

    Pope moves to Avignon under pressure from the French king. As the Catholic church splits, the competing line of papal pretenders in Rome are known as ‘antipopes’
  • 800 BCE

    Charlemagne, King of the Franks, is crowned Holy Roman Emperor giving him, along with the pope, supreme rule over the Empire

    Charlemagne, King of the Franks, is crowned Holy Roman Emperor giving him, along with the pope, supreme rule over the Empire
  • 753 BCE

    Romulus found Rome

    Romulus found Rome
  • 625 BCE

    Ancient Rome

    Ancient Rome
  • 509 BCE

    The Etruscan Tarquinius Superbus, last king of Rome, is run out of the city and the Republic is established

    The Etruscan Tarquinius Superbus, last king of Rome, is run out of the city and the Republic is established
  • 475 BCE

    he last Emperor of the West, Romulus Augustulus, abdicates and Rome is taken over by the Goths

    he last Emperor of the West, Romulus Augustulus, abdicates and Rome is taken over by the Goths
  • 410 BCE

    Rome sacked by the Goths under Alaric

    Rome sacked by the Goths under Alaric
  • 312 BCE

    Constantine defeats the rival emperor Maxentius and converts to Christianity, starts to build Christian basilicas in Rome

    Constantine defeats the rival emperor Maxentius and converts to Christianity, starts to build Christian basilicas in Rome
  • 264 BCE

    Punic Wars fought by Rome against the Carthaginian general Hannibal. Rome gains control of Sicily, parts of Spain and north Africa

    Punic Wars fought by Rome against the Carthaginian general Hannibal. Rome gains control of Sicily, parts of Spain and north Africa
  • 125 BCE

    Pantheon constructed by Hadrian as a temple to all the gods, later to become the first Roman temple to be Christianised

    Pantheon constructed by Hadrian as a temple to all the gods, later to become the first Roman temple to be Christianised
  • 95 BCE

    the ‘Five Good Emperors’, including Marcus Aurelius whose equestrian statue stands on the Capitoline Hill,maintain the Pax Romana (era of peace) that began under Augustus

    the ‘Five Good Emperors’, including Marcus Aurelius whose equestrian statue stands on the Capitoline Hill,maintain the Pax Romana (era of peace) that began under Augustus
  • 65 BCE

    St Peter martyred under Nero, and buried on the site of the present St Peter’s Basilica

    St Peter martyred under Nero, and buried on the site of the present St Peter’s Basilica
  • 44 BCE

    Julius Caesar murdered on the Ides of March and cremated in the Forum

    Julius Caesar murdered on the Ides of March and cremated in the Forum
  • 31 BCE

    Octavian (later Augustus), Caesar’s adopted son, ends the struggle for power when he triumphs over the forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra

    Octavian (later Augustus), Caesar’s adopted son, ends the struggle for power when he triumphs over the forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra
  • 1503

    Julius II founds the Swiss Guard, and commissions Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling

    Julius II founds the Swiss Guard, and commissions Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling

  • The reign of Alexander VII sees the completion of St Peter’s by his chief architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini

    The reign of Alexander VII sees the completion of St Peter’s by his chief architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini

  • Napoleon Bonaparte leads the French armies into Rome

    Napoleon Bonaparte leads the French armies into Rome

  • Republic of Italy established by Mazzini and Garibaldi in Rome, only for French troops to regain control of the city later that same year

    Republic of Italy established by Mazzini and Garibaldi in Rome, only for French troops to regain control of the city later that same year

  • Rome is proclaimed capital of the new Kingdom of Italy. Pope Pius IX no longer wields temporal power and is confined to the Vatican

    Rome is proclaimed capital of the new Kingdom of Italy. Pope Pius IX no longer wields temporal power and is confined to the Vatican

  • Mussolini marches on Rome and seizes power

    Mussolini marches on Rome and seizes power

  • taly one of the six founder nations signing the Treaty of Rome establishing the European Economic Community (later EU) at the Palazzo dei Conservatori on the Capitoline Hill

    taly one of the six founder nations signing the Treaty of Rome establishing the European Economic Community (later EU) at the Palazzo dei Conservatori on the Capitoline Hill

  • Rome hosts the XVII Olympic Games

    Rome hosts the XVII Olympic Games

  • Death of the Polish Pope John Paul II after a ponitificate of 27 years, succeeded by the German Benedict XVI. John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope since 1523.

    Death of the Polish Pope John Paul II after a ponitificate of 27 years, succeeded by the German Benedict XVI. John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope since 1523.