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Period: 3500 BCE to 476
Ancient times
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753 BCE
The foundation of Rome
Romulus founded the city of rome after killing his brother, Remus. -
Period: 753 BCE to 509 BCE
The monarchy
When Rome was ruled by kings. -
Period: 509 BCE to 27 BCE
The Roman Republic
When Rome was ruled by two elected consuls and other people. -
44 BCE
The death of Julius Caesar
He was assasinated by a lot of senators because they didn't want another monarchy -
44 BCE
Julius Caesar became a dictator
After the death of Pompey the great, he became the most powerful man in Rome for life -
Period: 27 BCE to 476
The Roman Rmpire
When rome was ruled by emperors. -
79
The destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum
The cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were destroyed by a volcano from mount Vesuvius.The citis and the citizens were covered in ash. That preserved a lot of roman furtniture, food, mosaics, ceramic and even the bodies of the citizens. -
285
The empire was divided in two parts
The emperor Diocletian split the empire into the western roman empire and the eastern roman empire (the byzantine empire). -
313
Christianity became the official religion
The emperor Constantine stopped the persecution of christians and made christianity the official religion. -
476
The fall of the Western Roman Empire
After a big decline, the western roman empire was finally invaded by the visighots, a barbarian tribe. -
Period: 476 to 1492
The middle ages
They started after the fall of the Western Roman Empire and finished after the fall of the eastern one. -
Period: 1095 to 1099
The First Crusade
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Period: 1147 to 1149
The Second Crusade
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Period: 1187 to 1192
The Third Crusade
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Period: 1202 to 1204
The Fourth Crusade
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1212
Children's Crusade
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Period: 1217 to 1272
Crusades Five Through Nine
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1453
The fall of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire)
Constantinople fell to the army of the Ottoman Empire, which meant the end of the Eastern EMpire.