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1200 BCE
Etruscans reached northern Italy
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800 BCE
Greeks established colonies throughout southern Italy
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800 BCE
Phoenicians established Carthage on the north coast of Africa
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753 BCE
City Of Rome Founded
The city of Rome is founded Romulus and Remus founded the city. -
600 BCE
Rome was a province of Etruria
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509 BCE
Rome Becomes A Republic
The last king is over ruled and now Rome is ruled by people who get elected. There is a constitution with laws. -
494 BCE
first disputes between patricians (wealthy landowners who controlled the Senate) and plebeians (ordinary citizens)
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450 BCE
"Law of the 12 Tables" provides written Roman law
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390 BCE
Gaulic invasion sacked Rome
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282 BCE
War with Pyrrhus
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265 BCE
Rome completed the occupation of the Italian peninsula
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218 BCE
Hannibal Invades Italy
Hannibal leads an army to attack Rome. -
192 BCE
Syrian War
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171 BCE
Third Macedonian War
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149 BCE
Third Punic War and final defeat of Carthage
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88 BCE
Civil war in Rome
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73 BCE
Spartacus the gladiator leads the slaves in an uprising.
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54 BCE
Invasion of Britain
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45 BCE
Julius Ceaser Becomes Romes First Dictator
Caesar defeats Pompey in a civil war to become the supreme ruler of Rome. -
44 BCE
Julius Ceaser Is Killed
Julius Caesar is assassinated on the Ides of Marcus Brutus and many other senators.. -
27 BCE
Roman Empire Begins
The Roman Empire begins as Caesar Augustus becomes the first Roman Emperor. -
64
Roman Empire Begins To Fail
Much of Rome burns. -
80
Roman Colosseum Is Built
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
To keep out the barbarians a long wall is built across northern England. -
306
Constantine Becomes Emperor
Constantine becomes Emperor. Constantine would convert to Christianity into Rome. -
380
Theodosius I declares Christianity to be the sole religion of the Roman Empire
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395
Rome splits into two empires
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410
The Visigoths sack Rome. This is the first time in 800 years that the city of Rome has fallen to an enemy.
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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.
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1454
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.
