Roman Empire

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  • 476 BCE

    Fall of the Emperor of Rome

    The last western emperor, Romulus Augustulus is deposed by a barbarian general who then rules Italy.
  • 455 BCE

    Vandals Sack Rome

    The Vandals attacked Rome,but by an agreement with Pope Leo I, they injure few people or buildings.
  • 440 BCE

    Huns Attack

    The Hunś attacked Central Aisa, threatened Rome, were paid off, and then attacked again
  • 429 BCE

    Vandals Sack North Africa

    The vandals attacked North Africa, cutting of Romeś supply of grains.
  • 401 BCE

    Sack of Rome

    The Visigoths had sacked Rome under the power of Visigoth king Alaric.
  • 379 BCE

    East-West Split

    when he died, the empire was divided by his sons, Arcadius, in the East, and Honorius, in the West.
  • 378 BCE

    Battle Of Andrianople

    Julius Valens Augustus, known as Valens fought and was defeated and killed by the Visigoths
  • 360 BCE

    Fall of Official Paganism

    attempted to reverse the religious trend to Christianity with a return to paganism
  • 306 BCE

    Acceptance of Christianity (Milvian Bridge)

    During his reign, Constantine established Christianity and created a capital for the Roman Empire in the East, at Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey.
  • 285 BCE

    Tetrarchy

    Diocletian split the Roman Empire into two pieces and added junior emperors to help run them
  • 235 BCE

    Crisis of the Third Century (Age of Chaos)

    Also known as the period of Military Anarchy or the Imperial Crisis, this period began with the assassination of Severus Alexander (ruled 222–235) by his own troops. That was followed by nearly fifty years of chaos when military leaders wrestled one another for power, rulers died of unnatural causes, and there were revolts, plagues, fires, and Christian persecutions.
  • Period: 235 BCE to 476 BCE

    Roman Empire