Roman Beginnings and Ends

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  • 1200 BCE

    Roman Monarchy

    Etruscans reached northern Italy
  • Period: 1200 BCE to 493

    The Beginning and end of the Roman Republic and the start and downfall of the Roman Empire

    This is how the Roman Republic began and ended and the start and end of an empire to read more go to http://courses.wcupa.edu/jones/his101/web/t-roman.htm ro read more (some of the information is used in the time line)
  • Period: 1200 BCE to 509 BCE

    Roman Monarchy

    Etruscans reached northern Italy. Greeks established colonies throughout southern Italy. Phoenicians established Carthage on the north coast of Africa. The village of Rome founded. Rome was a province of Etruria. Romans revolted against the Etruscan kings and created the system of government by the Senate and the Assembly
  • 753 BCE

    Villages Founded

    village of Rome founded
  • 509 BCE

    The Beginning of the Roman Republic

    Romans revolted against the Etruscan kings and created the system of government by the Senate and the Assembly
  • Period: 494 BCE to 265 BCE

    The Conquest of Italy

    first disputes between patricians (wealthy landowners who controlled the Senate) and plebeians (ordinary citizens). "Law of the 12 Tables" provides written Roman law. Gaulic invasion sacked Rome. War with Pyrrhus. Rome completed the occupation of the Italian peninsula
  • 282 BCE

    The Conquest of Italy

    War with Pyrrhus
  • 265 BCE

    Rome takes control of Italy

    Rome completed the occupation of the Italian peninsula
  • 264 BCE

    THE Conquest of the Mediterranean

    First war with Carthage (First Punic War)
  • Period: 264 BCE to 146 BCE

    The conquest of the Mediterranian

    First war with Carthage (First Punic War). Conquest of Sardinia. First Illyrian War (Balkans). Second Illyrian War. Second Punic War (Hannibal crossed the Alps). First Macedonian War. Second Macedonian War. Gaul invasion of northern Italy. Syrian War. Third Macedonian War. Fourth (and final) Macedonian War. Third Punic War and final defeat of Carthage
  • 146 BCE

    Romans take control of the Mediterranean

    Third Punic War and final defeat of Carthage
  • Period: 135 BCE to 14

    The End of the Roman Republic

    First Servile War. Tiberius, the first senator to advocate land reform, was assassinated by land-owners. Sulla became the first Roman general to seize power. Civil war in Rome. Julius Caesar appointed governor of Gaul. Cleopatra lived at Julius Caesar's estate in Rome. Julius Caesar defeated Pompey and became the first dictator of Rome. Julius Caesar assassinated on orders of the Senate. First Roman governor of Egypt. Octavian became Caesar Augustus, the first emperor
  • 31 BCE

    The End of the Roman Republic

    Caesar Octavian defeated the combined forces of Cleopatra and Marc Antony in the naval battle of Actium (near Greece)
  • 14

    Rome's first Emperor

    Octavian became Caesar Augustus, the first emperor
  • Period: 14 to 285

    The Roman Empire

    Tiberius, stepson of Caesar Augustus, became emperor. Crucifixion of Jesus; origin of Christianity. General Vespasian expelled Nero, the last of Caesar Augustus' descendants, and started a new imperial family. Expulsion of Jews from Palestine. Roman army crossed the Rhine River to attack the Germans. Some Roman businessmen were Christian. Jewish rebellion sparked when Romans placed a colony and temple in Jerusalem. German invasions force Romans to yield territory.
  • 33

    Crucifixion of Jesus

    origin of Christianity
  • 37

    The Roman Empire starts

    Tiberius, stepson of Caesar Augustus, became emperor
  • 211

    Occupied Citizens Revolt

    Numerous emperors killed by revolts and assassinations
  • 259

    Germans Invade

    German invasions force Romans to yield territory
  • 285

    Roman Empire Divided

    Emperor Diocletian divided the empire and moved his capital to Byzantium (in Anatolia, later Constantinople)
  • 305

    The Christian Roman Empire

    Constantine became the first Christian emperor
  • Period: 305 to 330

    The Christian Roman Empire

    Constantine became the first Christian emperor. Constantine legalized Christianity in the Roman world. Constantine reunited the empire. Council of Niceae solidifies Christian doctrine. Constantine inaugurated the new capital of Constantinople
  • 330

    Inauguration of the new capital of Constantinople

    Constantine inaugurated the new capital of Constantinople
  • Period: 337 to 493

    The Fall of the Roman Empire

    At the battle of Adrianople in the Balkans the Visigoths defeated the Romans. During the reign of Emperor Theodosius barbarians were permitted to settle on Roman territory in the Balkans. British legionnaires supported Magnus Maximus. Frankish leaders killed the Emperor Valentinian. The Vandals sacked Rome. For the first time a barbarian Romulus Augustus was named Western Emperor. Italy incorporated into the barbarian Kingdom of the Ostrogoths.
  • 351

    The Downfall of the Roman Empire

    Constantine's three sons fought to control the empire until Constantius won.
  • 394

    Frankish kill an Emperor and the unity of the Roman Empire

    Frankish leaders killed the Western Emperor Valentinian II, and were in turn defeated by Theodosius' forces at the Battle of Frigid River, reuniting the Roman Empire again
  • 410

    The Sacking of Rome

    The Visigoths, led by Alaric, sacked Rome
  • 455

    Rome gets sacked again

    The Vandals, led by Gaiseric, sacked Rome
  • 476

    A Barbarian is name Western Emperor

    For the first time, a barbarian, Romulus Augustus, was named Western Emperor by barbarian generals
  • 493

    The incorporation of Barbarian Kingdoms

    Italy incorporated into the barbarian Kingdom of the Ostrogoths
  • Period: 527 to Nov 3, 1453

    The Aftermath

    Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian reconquered Italy. Foundation of Islam by Mohammed in Mecca. Constantinople conquered by Ottoman Muslims.