Roman Empire

  • 30 BCE

    30 BCE

    30 BCE
    Augustus rule began known as the Pax Romana
  • 27 BCE

    27 BCE

    27 BCE
    Augustus becomes the first Roman emperor
  • 1 BCE

    1 BCE

    1 BCE
    Jesus was born
  • 117

    117 CE part 2

    117  CE part 2
    The Roman Empire reaches its largest extent
  • 117

    117 CE part 1

    117  CE part 1
    The Roman trade network extended throughout most of Europe and into parts of Asia and North Africa
  • 180

    180 CE

    180 CE
    Pax Romana ends
  • 200

    200 Ce

    200 Ce
    Roman glassware includes bottles and amphoras
  • 276

    476 CE

    476 CE
    The western Roman empire collapses
  • 315

    313 CE

    313 CE
    Emperor Constantine ends the persecution of Christians in the empire.
  • 527

    527 CE

    527 CE
    Justinian becomes Byzantine emperor
  • 1054

    1054

    1054
    Great Schism divides Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches
  • 1453

    1453 CE

    1453 CE
    Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks. Byzantine empire ends