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753 BCE
Creation of The Roman City Name
Romulus kills his brother Remus after an argument on where to locate the new city, and gave the name to the city which is called Rome. -
Period: 753 BCE to 509 BCE
Roman Monarchy
Like the earlier Greek civilization, Roman civilization developed on a giant peninsula. But while geography hindered Greek unity, IT did not for the Italian. -
673 BCE
Tullus Hostilius
In 673 the third famous king Tullus Hostilius became king of Rome and his successor was Ancus Marcuis. Tullus was known as a warlike king and ruled with a iron fist. -
535 BCE
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus was the last king of rome. Also know as Tarquin the proud, tarquin killed his mother and older brother to become king. People see this as one of the reason the roman monarchy was abandoned. -
510 BCE
The Death of Lucretia
Lucretia was attack by Tarquin and commits suicide. The roman people become outraged by this and over throw the kings. -
509 BCE
Lucius Junius Brutus
A men named Lucius junius is elected to be consul Prior, Which began the roman republic system. -
Period: 509 BCE to 27 BCE
The Roman Republic
The Roman republic was the beginning of a new system of leaders. After the people of roman overthrow the king, the people elected their first consul men which began the Roman Republic -
450 BCE
Laws Created
The laws of the Twelve Tables which is the basis of Roman Law is compiled and eventually created -
312 BCE
First Roadway
Julius Ceaser creates the first road that is over 300 miles long and doesn't contain any curves so they really couldn't see anything that was upcoming on the turn. The roads were made of big rocks , sand , and the first forms of concrete. -
264 BCE
Gladiator Games
The gladiator games are introduced into Rome. These '' games '' include execution of prisoners, battling of leaders to see which is more dominant, races of chariots, and many more activities that were considered entertainment for the Roman people. -
47 BCE
Invasion
Julius Ceaser invades the Egyptian people and appoints Cleopatra the new queen of Egypt. -
44 BCE
Julius Ceaser's Death
Julius Ceaser is assassinated and Marcus Antony takes control of Rome. -
27 BCE
Pax Romana
A period of peace throughout the Roman Empire that began with the reign of Augustus. It guaranteed security, law , and order for the entire empire even if they had to separate from the rest of the world to keep the stability and peace. -
27 BCE
New Roman Leader
Augustus Ceaser became the first emperor of Rome and the Republic comes to an end. -
Period: 27 BCE to 476
The Roman Empire
The Roman Empire began when a men named Augustus Cesar became the first emperor of Rome. This lasted until 476 BC when Romulus Augustulus was dethroned as emperor. -
1 CE
Rome
In the beginning of the common era, Rome was thought of as a super empire and an extremely intimidating empire to say the least. -
64
Disaster in Rome
A fire breaks out in Rome and 10 legions out of 14 were damaged and basically useless after the disaster. This was one of the eight ancient natural disasters -
68
Nero
Nero sent guards to kill his mother but was quickly overthrown and hunted by his own soldiers because of all his wrong doing as leader -
80
The Colosseum Completion
The colosseum which has been worked on for 8 years is completed made out of sand and concrete. This is where all of the entertainment for the people of Rome came from. Battles, executions, and a whole bunch of other " entertainment " went on in this colosseum. -
122
Hadrian Wall is built
The Hadrian wall was built in 122 BC across the Northern England and was made to keep the barbarians out and the citizens in. -
379
Theodosius The Great
Theodosius was the last emperor to rule both east and west regions. Before he was a king he was a senior military officer. -
380
Roman Empire Becomes an Christian Empire
The Roman Empire becomes officially an christian empire after theodosius proclaims christianity the only religion in Rome.
