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The Roman Empire

By karinaidi
  • 753 BCE

    Rome was founded

    By Romulus, first of seven Roman Kings. Rome was originally called Roma.
  • 509 BCE

    Rome Becomes a Republic

    Rome is now ruled by senators and not kings. There is a constitution with laws.
  • 218 BCE

    Hannibal invades Italy

    Part of the Second Punic War. Hannibal leads the Carthage army to attack Italy.
  • 45 BCE

    Julius Caesar becomes the first dictator of Rome

    Julius Caesar is assassinated on the Ides of March by Marcus Brutus. Civil War starts.
  • 27 BCE

    Roman Empire Begins

    Octavius appoints himself "Augustus" (first emperor)
  • 64

    A Lot of Rome burns

    Nero set fire to Rome and blames the Christians for it.
  • 80

    Colosseum is built

    The completion of the Colosseum was celebrated with 100 days of games.
  • 122

    Hadrian Wall is built

    Hadrian Wall was a long wall built across northern England in an effort to keep the barbarians out.
  • 306

    Constantine becomes Emperor

    Rome becomes a Christian empire. Before this, Rome persecuted the Christians.
  • 380

    Christianity is established as main religion

    By Theodosius I (the first)
  • 395

    Rome splits into two empires

    the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire. Each side had a ruler in charge of it. The Roman Empire was split by Theodosius.
  • 410

    The Visigoths terminate Rome

    Huge uproar. First time in 800 years that the city of Rome has fallen to an enemy.
  • 476

    End of the Western Roman Empire and the fall of Ancient Rome

    The last Roman Emperor Romulus Augustus is defeated by the German Goth Odoacer. This is the start of the Dark Ages in Europe.
  • 1453

    The Byzantine Empire ends

    The Byzantine Empire comes to an end as it falls to the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Turks capture Constantinople in 1453 A.D. It is renamed Istanbul in 1930.