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753 BCE
Rome fundation
The God of War named Mars gave birth to twin sons named Romulus and Remus. Romulus named the city Rome after he killed his brother Remus -
509 BCE
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. -
451 BCE
The Twelve Tables of Roman Laws
The Law of the XII Tables was a legal text that contained norms to regulate the coexistence of the Roman people. It also received the name of Decemviral Law. Due to its content, it is said that it belongs more to private law than to public law. It was the first code of antiquity that contained regulations on censorship -
447 BCE
The Assembly of the People is formed.
Two quaestors are elected for the first time. Quaestors supervised the treasury, armies, financial affairs, and army officials. -
218 BCE
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. -
146 BCE
The Third Punic War is ended
when Scipio Aemilianus Africanus, also is known as Scipio Africanus the Younger destroys the cities of Carthage and Corinth. After the destruction of ancient Greece, the ancient Romans begin to adopt ancient Greek culture into their society. -
107 BCE
Gaius Marius was elected consul
He institutes the Marian Reforms of the Military. These reforms established a standing army and drafting of non-property owners into the army. -
73 BCE
Spartacus the gladiator
leads the slaves in an uprising. -
67 BCE
Pompey eliminates pirates from the Mediterranean Sea
He was also the first ancient Roman general to reach the Euphrates River securing new colonies along the way that increased the annual income of the Roman Empire. -
45 BCE
Julius Caesar becomes the first dictator of Rome
Cesar 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 on the Ides of March by Marcus Brutus
They hope to bring back the republic, but civil war breaks out. -
27 BCE
the first Roman Emperor.
The Roman Empire begins as Cesar Augustus become to the first roman emperor -
64
Rome burns
Much of Rome burns. Legend has it that Emperor Nero watched the city burn while playing a lyre. -
80
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
Hadrian's Wall was the north-west frontier of the Roman empire for nearly 300 years. It was built by the Roman army on the orders of the emperor Hadrian following his visit to Britain -
306
Constantine becomes Emperor
Constantine would convert to Christianity and Rome would become a Christian empire. Prior to this Rome persecuted the Christians. -
380
Theodosius I declares Christianity
Theodosius I declares Christianity to be the sole religion of the Roman Empire. -
395
Rome splits into two empires.
Rome into two sections to try and stabilize the empire. For 100 years, Rome experienced more divisions and in 395, it finally became The Western Empire and The Eastern Empire. This division changed Roman life and government forever. -
410
The Visigoths sack Rome
This is the first time in 800 years that the city of Rome has fallen to an enemy. -
476
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.
