Roman

Roman

By Rakhada Ahmat
  • 753 BCE

    753 BC - The city of Rome is founded

    753 BC - The city of Rome is founded
    753 BC - The city of Rome is founded. Legend has it that the twin sons of Mars, the god of war, named Romulus and Remus founded the city. Romulus killed Remus and became ruler of Rome and named the city after himself. Rome was ruled by kings for the next 240 years.
  • 753 BCE

    The King of Rome

    The King of Rome
    Romulus
    The King of Rome (Latin: Rex Romae) was the chief magistrate of the Roman Kingdom. According to legend, the first king of Rome was Romulus, who founded the city in 753 BC upon the Palatine Hill. Seven legendary kings are said to have ruled Rome until 509 BC, when the last king was overthrown.
  • 509 BCE

    Rome becomes a republic

    Rome becomes a republic
    509 BC - Rome becomes a republic. The last king is overthrown and Rome is now ruled by elected officials called senators. There is a constitution with laws and a complex republican government.
  • 218 BCE

    Hannibal invades Italy

    Hannibal invades Italy
    218 BC - Hannibal invades Italy. Hannibal leads the Carthage army in his famous crossing of the Alps to attack Rome. This is part of the Second Punic war.
  • 73 BCE

    Slaves uprising

    Slaves uprising
    73 BC - Spartacus the gladiator leads the slaves in an uprising.
  • 45 BCE

    Julius Caesar becomes the first dictator of Rome.

    Julius Caesar becomes the first dictator of Rome.
    45 BC - Julius Caesar becomes the first dictator of Rome. Caesar makes his famous Crossing of the Rubicon and defeats Pompey in a civil war to become the supreme ruler of Rome. This signals the end of the Roman Republic.
  • 44 BCE

    Julius Caesar is assassinated

    Julius Caesar is assassinated
    44 BC - Julius Caesar is assassinated on the Ides of March by Marcus Brutus. They hope to bring back the republic, but civil war breaks out.
  • 27 BCE

    The Roman Empire

    The Roman Empire
    27 BC - The Roman Empire begins as Caesar Augustus becomes the first Roman Emperor.
  • 64

    Rome burns

    Rome burns
    64 AD - Much of Rome burns. Legend has it that Emperor Nero watched the city burn while playing a lyre.
  • 80

    The Colosseum is built

    The Colosseum is built
    80 AD - The Colosseum is built. One of the great examples of Roman engineering is finished. It can seat 50,000 spectators.
  • 121

    The Hadrian Wall is built

    The Hadrian Wall is built
    121 AD - The Hadrian Wall is built. To keep out the barbarians a long wall is built across northern England.
  • 306

    Constantine becomes Emperor

    Constantine becomes Emperor
    306 AD - Constantine becomes Emperor. Constantine would convert to Christianity and Rome would become a Christian empire. Prior to this Rome persecuted the Christians.
  • 380

    Christianity is the religion

    Christianity is the religion
    380 AD - Theodosius I declares Christianity to be the sole religion of the Roman Empire.
  • 395

    Rome splits into two empires

    Rome splits into two empires
    395 AD - Rome splits into two empires.
  • 476

    End of Western Roman Empire

    End of Western Roman Empire
    476 AD - The end of the Western Roman Empire and the fall of Ancient Rome. The last Roman Emperor Romulus Augustus is defeated by the German Goth Odoacer. This signals the start of the Dark Ages in Europe.
  • 500

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