Rome and byzantine empires

  • 753 BCE

    Rome is founded

  • 509 BCE

    Rome becomes a republic

  • 87 BCE

    Long reign of Chinese Emperor Wu Di ends

  • 27 BCE

    augustus becomes the first roman emperor

  • 1 BCE

    according too christian tradition Jesus is born

  • 117

    the roman empire reaches its largest extent

  • 476

    the western roman empire collapses

  • 527

    Justinian becomes byzantine emperor

  • 1054

    Great schism divides Eastern Orthodox and roman Catholic Churches

  • 1453

    Constantinople fall to the ottoman Turks. byzantine empire ends