The Fall of Rome

By Rainy milburn 2028
  • 753 BCE

    Rome is Founded

    The city of Rome and the Roman Kingdom were thought to be founded, according to Roman tradition, and is ruled by Rome's first king, Romulus
  • 509 BCE

    Rome Becomes a Republic

    The Roman Republic was founded in 509 B.C.E.
  • 263 BCE

    The tyrant of Syracuse, Hiero II, once more attacks the Mamertine.

  • 218 BCE

    Hannibal invades Italy

    In 219 B.C., Hannibal of Carthage led an attack on Saguntum, an independent city allied with Rome, which sparked the outbreak of the Second Punic War. He then marched his massive army across the Pyrenees and Alps into central Italy in what would be remembered as one of the most famous campaigns in history.
  • 45 BCE

    Julius Caesar Dictator of Rome

    Julius Caesar was a Roman general and politician who named himself dictator of the Roman Empire, a rule that lasted less than one year before he was famously assassinated by political rivals in 44 B.C.
  • 44 BCE

    Julius Caesar Assassintated

    March 15, 44 BC, Largo di Torre Argentina, Rome, Italy
  • 27 BCE

    Roman Republic ends

    Modern-day historians often consider the official end of the Roman Republic to be 27 B.C., which was the year that Octavian — who had risen to become the ruler of Rome — was given the title "Augustus" (a title that means "revered one") by the Roman senate.