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753 BCE
Rome founded
Rome is founded and becomes one of the most influential classical civilizations to Western culture and thought. -
509 BCE
Government
Romans rebelled against the Etruscan kings and made a government by Assembly and Senate -
450 BCE
12 Tables
The roman made "Law of the 12 tables". This is the first form of written law. -
264 BCE
Punic wars 264-146 BCE
The roman defeated the Carthaginian empire and expanded their territory. -
133 BCE
Senate down
The first senate of Rome to advocate land,Tiberius,was assassinated by land owners. -
79 BCE
New Senate
Sulla returned power to the senate -
58 BCE
First Triumvirate
The Senate yielded power to the First Triumvirate which consisted of Pompey, Crassus, and Julius Caesar. -
45 BCE
First Dictator
Julius Caesar defeated Pompey and became the first dictator of Rome. -
44 BCE
Julius' assassination
Julius Caesar was assassinated on a order from the senate. -
44 BCE
The second triumvirate
After Julius Caesar died Marc Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian ruled Rome and were known as the second triumvirate. -
33 BCE
Christianity
Jesus was crucified and Christianity began. -
31 BCE
Giving peace
Octavian defeated the combined forces of Cleopatra and Marc Antony. They resided to Alexandria and committed suicide which brought peace to Rome. -
30 BCE
Government develops
Rome has their first governor -
31
Octavian's new name
Octavian became the first emperor of Rome and is now known as Caesar Augustus. -
64
Some of Rome gone
There was a fire in Rome during Nero's rule that destroyed much of Rome. -
66
Jewish Revolt
Jewish revolt in Judea -
70
Expulsion
Expulsion of Jews in Judea(Palestine) -
79
Mt. Vesuvius
Mt. Vesuvius erupted and preserved the city of Pompeii -
90
First Bishop
Rome got their first Christian Bishop -
96
Pax Romana 96-180 CE
Period of time of "The five good emperors" including Nerva,Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius -
180
Decline in imperial power
Commodious succeeded his father Marcus Aurelius and imperial power began. -
285
Divide and move
Emperor Diocletian divided the empire and moved his capital to Byzantium. -
305
Christian emperor
Constantine became the first christian emperor of Rome -
324
Reunited 334-337
Constantine reunited the empire back together. -
361
Defeat and Death 361-363
The Romans failed to defeat the Persians and in the process of war the Eastern emperor Julianus was killed. -
395
Divided again
After a death the heirs to Theodosius decided to divide the Roman empire for the last time -
408
Young Emperor 408-450
A new emperor in the east, Theodosius II, at age 7 -
409
Alaric's Visigoths
Alaric's Visigoths invaded northern Italy and set up his own government -
425
End of Johannes
Theodosius II sent forces from the east to kill Johannes the usurper and Valentinian III is the new western emperor. -
1453
Fall of Rome
Constantinople was defeated by Ottoman Muslims -
