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753 BCE
Romulus begins his reign as king
Legend has it that he killed his brother and took the kingdom of Rome, named it after himself. Reigned for 37 years -
753 BCE
Romulus founds Rome
Romulus murdered his brother Remus over the leadership, and ruling of Rome, becoming the sole ruler -
Period: 753 BCE to 509 BCE
Roman Monarchy
Rome was ruled by a sole ruler, until the people overthrew them and chose to become a republic. -
715 BCE
Romulus Falls
This event is important as the next four kings were elected, proving that the throne was chosen not inherited(briefly) -
715 BCE
Numa Pompilius becomes King
Reigning from from 715 to 673 BC. Numa Pompilius was the religious king who gave Rome its religious ceremonies. -
673 BCE
Tullus Hostilius Becomes King
Hostillius(hostility) was a king with blood lust solely in his heart, The king waged many wars upon the neighboring roman states. -
578 BCE
Servius Tullius Inherits the Kingship
Unlike his predecessors, Tullius inherited the throne, and is credited with developing the first census to measure the people in his empire. Tullius is assassinated by Tarquinius Superbus. -
509 BCE
Dethroning of Tarquinius Superbus {End of first era}
Emperor "Tarqiun the Proud" was overthrown by the patricians, who then established a democracy. -
Period: 509 BCE to 27 BCE
Roman Republic
People ruled over the people, one of the first examples of a democracy -
449 BCE
The Twelve Tables created
The twelve tables were the first roman laws put into writing, and created base rules for the people. -
287 BCE
Right to Citizenship
All white males were granted citizenship, received a right to have a say in government. Rome becomes a republic. -
275 BCE
Rome conquers the entire Italian peninsula
Rome encourages the other city states to overthrow their rulers - the Etruscans. Rome then deceptively conquers them as well. -
146 BCE
Romans capture Carthage
They captured it and destroyed it. Gave them power in North Africa,Sicily and Italy -
47 BCE
Julius Caesar rises to power
Caesar, after conquering many regions, he declares himself emperor for life, first dictator. -
44 BCE
Caesar's assassination
The senators had enough with Caesars dictatorship and betrayed and killed him on the ides of March, the 15th. -
31 BCE
Octavian rises to power
As a general, he defeats rival to the throne Antony and declares himself emperor. This starts Pax Romana, a time of peace and prosperity -
Period: 27 BCE to 476
Roman Empire
After the fall of Caesar, emperors took over and were the sole rulers. -
Period: 27 BCE to 180
Pax Romana
A time a great peace and prosperity, started by the emperor Octavian. True age of glory in Rome -
41
Claudius begins his reign
Claudius takes over and expands through military might. -
54
Nero comes to power
He was named heir by Claudius himself at a young age. Once he became emperor he was mentally unstable and was very power hungry, but eventually ended his own life in 66 CE -
69
Vespasian becomes emperor
He won the empire by defeating fellow generals. Began construction on the coliseum. -
72
Coliseum created
Vespasian begins the construction and it is finished in 80 CE. -
476
Last emperor of the Roman Empire - Romulus Augustus
Known as the last emperor in the west roman empire, only lasted a year as emperor.
