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101
consul Gaius Marius defeats the Cimbri at Vercelli
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133
The gap between the wealthy and the poor deepens as Rome grows larger.
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306
Constantine becomes Emperor AD
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312
Constantine gains control of the West and advocates for Christianity. AD
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533
Justinian began to recapture Western Roman Empire
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Oct 16, 753
Romen was found
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Apr 18, 1200
Etruscans reached northern Italy BCE
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Dec 5, 1453
The Byzantine Empire ends
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Roman Empire begins BC
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Marcus Antony and Cleopatra defeated at battle of Actium B.C
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Julius Caesar becomes the first dictator of Rome BC
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Julius Caesar is elected consul with the help of Crassus
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Colosseum is built
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800-500 BCE Greeks established colonies throughout southern Italy
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509 BCE Romans revolted against the Etruscan kings and created the system of government by the Senate and the Assembly
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The Visigoths sack Rome
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Hannibal invades Italy
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Third Punic War
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Diocletian split empire into four sections ruled by two co-emperors
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Diocletian becomes the newest emperor of Rome AD