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753 BCE
Rome was founded
On the 21st of April, brothers Romulus and Remus founded Rome. Romulus eventually kills Remus to become the first king and names the city after himself. -
Period: 735 BCE to 476
Rome is standing
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509 BCE
The republic begins
After the last of seven kings, Rome begins the Republic period during which it is ruled by senators and has a constitution. -
218 BCE
Hannibal invades rome
Hannibal of Carthage attacks Rome and invades Italy during the Second Punic War. -
73 BCE
Spartacus slave uprising
Spartacus, a gladiator, leads an army of slaves in a series of battles. Spartacus and his men were caught and crucified. -
64 BCE
The Great Fire in Rome
Most of the city is destroyed in a vast fire. Emperor Nero has often been blamed, but modern scholarship doubts this. -
45 BCE
Julius Caesar becomes an emperor
After Julius Caesar wins the 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. -
27 BCE
Augustus is the new emperor of rome
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Period: 27 BCE to 235
Pax Romania
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6
Jesus is born
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80
Building of the Colosseum
One of the most iconic ancient buildings in Rome, the completion of the structure was a massive celebration. -
122
Hadrians wall is built
A wall was built across the North of England and marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire. -
285
Diocletian divides the roman empire
In an effort to make the administration of the vast empire easier, Rome becomes two separate empires, the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire with two capitals and two rulers. -
306
Constantine becomes emperor
This marks a change in the way that Christians were treated in Rome. Constantine himself became a Christian. -
312
Constantine converts to christianity.
Constantine gets an image of a cross while he's sleeping and takes it as a blessing. -
380
Christianity becomes the official religion of rome
This will have an effect on the rest of European history to the present day. -
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 Augustus is deposed and the Middle Ages begin. -
Me Birthday :D
I was born in Roseville, (not too interesting), but I was named Ethan because my mom was driving past Ethan Allen on the freeway on the way to the hospital. Kinda weird but yeah. -
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