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753 BCE
Year Romulus and Remus founded Rome (according to the legend)
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750 BCE
Year the Greeks arrived in Rome
750 to 600 BC -
509 BCE
Year Roman Republic begins
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500 BCE
The duration of years associated with “Ancient Rome” (when it began and when it ended – see above!)
500 AD-500 BC -
500 BCE
The earliest settlers on the Italian peninsula arrived in prehistoric times. From about 1000 to 500 B.C., three groups inhabited the region and eventually battled for control. They were the Latins, the Greeks, and the Etruscans.
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451 BCE
Year Twelve Tablets written
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265 BCE
Year by which Rome had conquered all of Italy
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264 BCE
First Punic War
(264–241 B.C.) -
264 BCE
Year by which Rome had achieved dominance over the Mediterranean Sea and surrounding areas
(264-133 BCE) -
218 BCE
Second Punic War
(218-216 BC) -
161 BCE
Marcus Aurelius
= 161 to 180 BC -
149 BCE
Third Punic War
(149–146 B.C.) -
81 BCE
Domitian
= 81–96 BC -
60 BCE
Julius Caesar
When elected as consul -
59 BCE
Julius Caesar
Duration of the First Triumvirate (when JC ruled Rome along with Crassus and Pompey)= 59-69 BC -
58 BCE
Julius Caesar
Years JC and his legion lead successful campaign to capture all of Gaul=58-50 BC -
46 BCE
Julius Caesar
Year JC returns to Rome and is named dictator -
44 BCE
Julius Caesar
Year JC is named dictator for life -
44 BCE
Julius Caesar
Year and date JC is killed ( March 15 44BC) -
43 BCE
-Duration of the Second Triumvirate and who served on it
43-53 BC -
31 BCE
Year that Octavian defeats Mark Antony and Cleopatra
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27 BCE
Year associated with start of Roman Empire
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27 BCE
Year when Augustus began rule
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27 BCE
Period of Pax Romana
From 27 BC-180 -
1 CE
Year of final Jewish rebellion and start of diaspora
Year of final Jewish Rebellion was in 66-70 CE and the start of diaspora was in 1st century AD -
3
Year by which Roman Empire existed from Spain to Mesopotamia and North Africa to Britain
3rd century BC and the 3rd century AD -
3
Date for eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and destruction of Pompeii=
3rd century BC and the 3rd century AD -
6
Year Rome takes control of Jewish kingdom, making it a part of Roman Empire
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6
Birth of Jesus
= sometime around 6-4 AD -
14
Year of Augustus’s death (name for Octavian after he is crowned emperor)
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29
Death of Jesus
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37
Caligula
18 March AD 37 – 24 January AD 41 -
54
Nero
= A.D. 54 to 68. -
70
Year that Jewish temple destroyed by Romans for the last time
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250
Year when Roman persecution of Christians begins
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284
Rule of Diocletian
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284
Year when Roman Empire permanently split into Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire
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312
-Rule of Constantine
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313
Year Constantine accepts Christianity
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313
Year of Edict of Milan and what it is= It is a proclamation the permanently made religious toleration for Christianity within the Roman Empire.
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325
Year of Nicene Creed and what it is= It is a symbol of faith.
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380
Year when Christianity made official religion of Roman empire
380 CE -
406
Year when the Vandals attack Gaul
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410
Year when the Visigoths begin attacking the Roman army
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446
Year when Attila the Hun starts to enter frontier regions of Roman Empire
= 446 or 447 AD -
476
Year Western Roman Empire fell and to whom= Fell to the Germanic leader Odoacer
Fell in 476 CE -
Mar 17, 1453
Year when Eastern Roman Empire was overrun by Ottoman Turks
