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509 BCE
Rise
Rome’s monarchy era ended when King Superbus was overthrown, turning Rome into a republic -
390 BCE
Fall
Rome was burnt by the Gauls -
264 BCE
Rise
Rome rebounds under the leadership of Camillus and gains full control of the Italian peninsula -
146 BCE
Rise
Carthage is destroyed by the Romans and the third punic war ends -
44 BCE
Fall
Julius Caesar is assassinated by the Senate -
31 BCE
Rise
Octavian (Augustus) defeated Marc Antony and Cleopatra, and gains power over his predecessors -
27 BCE
Rise
Roman Empire begins and Augustus Caesar becomes the first roman emperor -
64
Fall
much of Rome burns -
80
Rise
The Colosseum is built -
306
Rise
Constantine becomes emperor and converts much of Rome to Christianity -
395
Rise
Rome is split into two empires -
410
Fall
The Visigoths sack Rome -
455
Fall
Rome was sacked again by Geiseric, King of Vandals -
476
Fall
The Western Roman Empire ends and Rome falls (Augustus Romulus is defeated by German Goth Odoacer -
1453
Fall
The Byzantine Empire (The Eastern Roman Empire) ends when they are defeated by the Ottoman Empire -
1453
Fall
Dark Ages in Europe begins