History

M1D History

By Martina Blasetti Vila
  • Period: 3000 BCE to 476

    Ancient Times

  • 753 BCE

    Rome was founded

    Rome was founded by Romulus and his twin brother Remus.
  • Period: 753 BCE to 509 BCE

    Monarchy

  • Period: 509 BCE to 27 BCE

    Republic

  • Period: 27 BCE to 476

    Empire

  • 1 CE

    Birth of Jesus Christ

    The evenet that shows the beginning of AD
  • 44

    Julio Cesar

    Julio Cesar died
  • 79

    The city of Pompeii is destroy

    The city of Pompeii was a major resort city during the times of Ancient Rome. However, in 79 AD, disaster struck the city when it was buried under 20 feet of ash and debris from the eruption of the nearby volcano, Mount Vesuvius.
  • 285

    The emperor Diocletian divided The Empire.

    In 285 AD, Emperor Diocletian decided that the Roman Empire was too big to manage. He divided the Empire into two parts, the Eastern Roman Empire and the Western Roman Empire.
  • 476

    Fall of the Western Roman Empire

  • Period: 1095 to 1099

    The First Crusade

    The First Crusade was the most successful. Armies from Europe drove out the Turks and took control of Jerusalem.
  • Period: 1147 to 1149

    The Second Crusade

    In 1146 the city of Edessa was conquered by the Turks. The entire population was killed or sold into slavery. Then a second Crusade was launched, but was unsuccessful.
  • Period: 1187 to 1192

    The Third Crusade

    In 1187 Saladin, the sultan of Egypt, recaptured the city of Jerusalem from the Christians. A third Crusade was launched led by Emperor Barbarossa of Germany, King Philip Augustus of France, and King Richard the Lionheart of England. Richard the Lionheart fought Saladin for several years. In the end he could not conquer Jerusalem, but he did win the right for pilgrims to visit the holy city once again.
  • Period: 1202 to 1204

    The Fourth Crusade

    The Fourth Crusade was formed by Pope Innocent III with the hope of taking back the Holy Land. However, the Crusaders got sidetracked and greedy and ended up conquering and plundering Constantinople instead.
  • Period: 1212 to 1217

    Children's Crusade

    Started by a French child named Stephen of Cloyes and a German kid named Nicholas, tens of thousands of children gathered to march to the Holy Land. This ended in total disaster. None of the children made it to the Holy Land and many were never seen again. They were likely sold into slavery.
  • 1453

    Fall of the Byzantine Empire