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753 BCE
The founding of Rome
This is the founding of one of the longing lasting civilizations -
509 BCE
The Republic Begins
after the seven kings, Rome begins the Republic period -
450 BCE
First written Roman Law
The first written law was the "Law of the Twelve Tables". -
321 BCE
Battle of the Caudine Forks
Roman forces were allowed to retreat by a Samnite army. -
293 BCE
Battle of Aquilonia
A Roman army destroyed the majority of samnite forces, probably in modern Agnone. -
218 BCE
Hannibal invades
Hannibal of Carthage attacks Rome and invades Italy -
146 BCE
Third Punic War
Roman forces breached the city of Carthage, burned it, and enslaved its surviving inhabitants. -
90 BCE
Civil War in Rome
Rebellion waged by ancient Rome's Italian allies who, denied the Roman franchise,fought for independence. -
75 BCE
Julius Caesar Captured by Pirates
A band of Cilician pirates in the Aegean Sea captured Julius Caesar, who had been on his was to study oratory in Rhodes. -
73 BCE
Spartacus slave uprising
Spartacus and his men were caught and crucified. -
59 BCE
Julius Caesar is part of an important event
Julius Caesar becomes consul an important event in the History of Rome. -
49 BCE
Caesar's Civil War
Caesar landed at Durres in pursuit of Pompey and his partisans the optimates -
45 BCE
Julius Caesar becomes a dictator
When Julius Caesar wins Civil War, he establishes himself as a dictator for life and supreme ruler of Rome, thus ending the Roman Republic. -
44 BCE
The death of Julius Caesar
On March 15th, known today as the Ides of March, Caesar is assassinated on the steps of the Senate by factions wishing to bring back the Republic. -
31 BCE
The Battle of Actium
Octavian Defeats Mark Antony and Cleopatra at The Battle of Actium -
27 BCE
The Roman Empire begins
Even though Caesar was a dictator, the first leader to call himself "Emperor" or Augustus was Octavius. -
9
Roman Humiliated
Roman forces are humiliated at The Battle of Teutoburg Forest -
64
The Great Fire of Rome
Most of the city destroyed in the vast fire. Emperor Nero has often been blames, but modern scholarship doubts this. -
80
Building of the Colosseum
One of the most iconic ancient buildings in Rome, the completion of the structure was a massive celebration. -
101
First Dacian War
Rome invaded Dacia -
117
Roman Empire is at its Peak
lasting more than 500 years,the Roman Empire was, at its peak -
122
Hadrian's Wall
A wall was built across the North of England and marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire. -
285
Diocletian Emperor
Diocletian becomes emperor bringing an end to the 'Crisis of the Third Century'. -
306
Constantine becomes emperor
This marks a change in the way that Christians were treated in Rome. Constantine himself became a Christian. -
325
Constantine The Great reunites the Roman Empire
Constantine The Great became the Western Roman Emperor. His Proclamation legalized Christianity and allowed for freedom of worship throughout the empire. -
380
Christianity becomes the official religion
This will have an effect on the rest of European history to the present day. -
395
Rome Splits
In an effort to make administration of the vast empire easier, Rome becomes two separate empires with capitals and two rulers. -
410
The attack of the Visigoths
This marks the beginning of the fatal weakening of Rome that would lead to its downfall. -
476
The end of the Western Roman Empire
The last Roman Emperor Romulus Augustus is deposed and the Middle Ages begin. -
1453
The Byzantine Empire ends
The Byzantine Empire comes to an end as it falls to the Ottoman Empire.
