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753 BCE
Founding of Rome
According to legand Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus -
509 BCE
The Roman Republic begins
Rome transitations from monarchy to a republic ruled by elected officials -
264 BCE
The first punic war
Rome fights Carthage and gains control of Sicily marking the start of its expansion beyond Italy -
218 BCE
The second Punic war
Rome defeats Hannibal of Carthage securing its dominance in the Western Mediterranean -
146 BCE
Destruction of Carthage
Rome destroys Carthage ending the Third Punic war and gaining control of North Africa -
55 BCE
Julius Caesars Invasion of Britain
Julius Caesar leads two expeditions to Britain marking
Rome's first contact with the Island -
44 BCE
Assassination of Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar is assassinated leading to the end of the
roman republic and the rise of the roman empire -
27 BCE
Augustus becomes the first Emperor
Octavian later Augustus becomes the first Roman Emperor marking the beginning of the Roman Empire -
43
Roman conquest of Britain
The Roman Emperor Claudius orders the invasion of Britain beginning Roman rule over the island -
64
The great fire of Rome
A massive fire Destroys much of Rome leading to the first Persecution of Christians by Emperor Nero -
79
Eruption of Mount Vesuvius
The cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum are buried by volcanic ash -
122
Construction of Hadrian's wall
Emperor Hadrian orders the building of a wall across Northern Britain to defend against the Scots -
313
Edict of Milan
Emperor Constantine grants religious freedom throughout the Roman empire allowing Christians to be practiced openly -
410
Sack of Rome by the Visigoths
Rome is sacked by the Visigoths marking the beginning of the end for the Western Roman Empire -
476
Fall of the Western Roman Empire
The last roman Emperor Romulus Augustulus is deposed traditionally marking the fall of the
Western Roman Empire