Rise of the Roman Empire

By ryanr59711@mnpsk12.org
  • 753 BCE

    Romulus found Rome

    Romulus found Rome
    Rome is Founded. With Remus dead, Romulus continued to work on his city. He officially founded the city on April 21, 753 BC, making himself king, and naming it Rome after himself. From there he began to organize the city.
  • 347 BCE

    christianity declared sole religion by theodosius I

    christianity declared sole religion by theodosius I
    (born January 11, 347 ce, Cauca, Gallaecia [now Coca, Spain]—died January 17, 395, Mediolanum [now Milan, Italy]), Roman emperor of the East (379–392) and then sole emperor of both East and West (392–395), who, in vigorous suppression of paganism and Arianism, established the creed of the Council of Nicaea (325) as the universal norm for Christian orthodoxy and directed the convening of the second general council at Constantinople (381) to clarify the formula
  • 218 BCE

    hannibal invades italy

    hannibal invades italy
    Hannibal invaded Italy in the second Punic War to destroy the power of Rome. He hated the Romans after swearing on the alter of Baal as a child.
  • 63 BCE

    caesar augustus becomes emperor

    caesar augustus becomes emperor
    Augustus was the founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor, ruling from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He was born Gaius Octavius into an old and wealthy equestrian branch of the plebeianOctavii family.
  • 44 BCE

    Julius Caesar killed

    Julius Caesar killed
    The Assassination of Julius Caesar was the result of a conspiracy by many Roman senators. Led by Gaius Cassius Longinus and Marcus Junius Brutus, they stabbed Julius Caesar to death in a location adjacent to the Theatre of Pompey on the Ides of March (March 15), 44 BC.
  • 30 BCE

    Crucifixion of Jesus Christ

    Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
    The crucifixion of Jesus occurred in 1st century Judea, most probably between the years 30 and 33 AD. Jesus' crucifixion is described in the four canonical gospels, referred to in the New Testament epistles, attested to by other ancient sources.
  • 27 BCE

    Panthean constructed by Hadrian

    Panthean constructed by Hadrian
    Originally built in 27 BC by emperor Agrippa, the Pantheon was destroyed in a fire in 80 AD. Hadrian commissioned the rebuilding of the temple but there is no indication of the emperor on the building at all.
  • 410

    visigoths sack rome

    visigoths sack rome
    The Sack of Rome occurred on August 24, 410 BCE. The city was attacked by the Visigoths led by King Alaric. At that time, Rome was no longer the capital of the Western Roman Empire, having been replaced in that position by Ravenna in 402 BCE.