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44 BCE
44 BCE
Augustus formed alliances and fought bloody battles to win control of the empire -
30 BCE
30 BCE
Octavian took control of the roman world -
27 BCE
27 BCE
Augustus becomes the first roman emperor -
1 CE
1 CE
According to Christian tradition, Jesus is born -
117
117 CE
The roman empire reaches its largest extent -
313
313 CE
Emperor Constantine ends the persecution of Christians in the empire. -
476
476 CE
The western Roman empire collapses -
527
527 CE
Justinian becomes Byzantine emperor -
1054
1054 CE
Great Schism divides Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches -
1453
1453 CE
Constantinople falls ton the Ottoman Turks. Byzantine empire ends.