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Timeline of Ancient Rome

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  • 753 BCE

    753 BC

    753 BC
    The founders of Rome itself are Italic people who occupy the area south of the Tiber River. By the sixth century BC, Rome was the dominant power of most of the surrounding area. Ruled by a series of kings.
  • 507 BCE

    509 BC

    509 BC
    The Roman monarchy was overthrown and replaced with a republic. For over two centuries following the establishment of the Republic, Rome was constantly at war with the other inhabitants of Italy (the Etruscans and the Greeks), and many legal reforms are made.
  • 44 BCE

    44 BC

    44 BC
    by a group of senators. Caesar's contributions include the 365 day calendar with leap years, agricultural wealth for Rome and urban culture in the West, and the cultural assimilation of the various regions under Roman rule. A struggle for power ensues.
  • 31 BCE

    31BC

    31BC
    Antony and Cleopatra are defeated by Octavian, beginning a new Roman era, called Early Empire. The Senate and army bestow the name of Augustus and emperor ("victorious general") upon Octavian.
  • 14

    14 AD

    Augustus died in 14 AD with his rule having lasted 44 years.
  • 70

    70-19 BC

    70-19 BC
    Life of the poet Virgil, who writes the Eclogues and the famous epic The Aeneid.
  • 180

    96-180 AD

    This period is commonly referred to as the "five good emperors", a return to a strong and stable government . The five are Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. Several centuries of Roman peace (Pax Romana) across the Empire.
  • 265

    265 BC

    265 BC
    Rome completed its domination of the entire Italian peninsula and began its pursuit of a larger empire. The pursuit results in a series of wars with other nations.
  • 284

    235-284 AD

    26 military leaders seize power, including some of Rome's external enemies.
  • 380

    380 AD

    Christianity was declared the sole religion of the Roman Empire by Theodosius I. By 400 AD, there was a hierarchy including priests, bishops, metropolitans and patriarchs.
  • 476

    476 AD

    Odovacar, the leader of the united German tribes, assumed the title of king of Rome. This is commonly dated as the end of the Western Roman Empire. After 476 AD, there were no Roman Emperors occupying the West at all.