roman history

  • 753 BCE

    ROME

    Rome was founded
  • 616 BCE

    Rome is conquered by the Etruscan civilization

  • 575 BCE

    The etruscans bring urbanization to Rome transforming into a city

  • 509 BCE

    The republic begins

  • 509 BCE

    The Romans overthrow the Etruscans

  • 494 BCE

    Revolt of the Plebeians

  • 451 BCE

    Puublication of the Twelve Tables of roman law

  • 390 BCE

    Sack of Rome by the Gauls

  • 265 BCE

    Roman conquest of Italy is complete

  • 218 BCE

    Hannibal Invades

  • 146 BCE

    The city of Carthage is destroyed, Rome annexes its territory

  • 73 BCE

    Spartacus Slave Uprising

  • 45 BCE

    Julius Cesar becomes a dictator

  • 44 BCE

    Julius Caesar death

  • 31 BCE

    Mark Antony's Civil War

  • 30 BCE

    Octavian defeats Cleopatra and conquers Egypt

  • 27 BCE

    Octavian becomes Augustus Caesar, Rome's first emperor

  • 27 BCE

    The Roman Empire

  • 14 BCE

    Death of Augustus