Rome Republic
753 B.C. - Rome is founded
Rome was founded by Romulus. Romulus was the first of the seven Roman kings. The original name of Rome was Roma.
509 B.C. - Rome becomes a republic
The last king is expelled and Rome is now ruled by senators. There is a constitution with laws and Rome becomes a complex republican government.
218 B.C. - Hannibal invades Italy
Hannibal leads the Carthage army to attack Italy. This becomes part of the Second Punic War.
45 B.C. - Julius Caesar becomes the first dictator of Rome
Julius Caesar defeats Pompey in a civil war. He becomes the supreme ruler of Rome. This is the end of the Roman Republic. He hires Sosigenes, an Egyptian astronomer, to work out a new 12 month calendar.
44 B.C. - Julius Caesar is assassinated
Julius Caesar is assassinated on the Ides of March by Marcus Brutus. They hope to bring back the republic, but civil war breaks out instead.
Rome was founded by Romulus. Romulus was the first of the seven Roman kings. The original name of Rome was Roma.
509 B.C. - Rome becomes a republic
The last king is expelled and Rome is now ruled by senators. There is a constitution with laws and Rome becomes a complex republican government.
218 B.C. - Hannibal invades Italy
Hannibal leads the Carthage army to attack Italy. This becomes part of the Second Punic War.
45 B.C. - Julius Caesar becomes the first dictator of Rome
Julius Caesar defeats Pompey in a civil war. He becomes the supreme ruler of Rome. This is the end of the Roman Republic. He hires Sosigenes, an Egyptian astronomer, to work out a new 12 month calendar.
44 B.C. - Julius Caesar is assassinated
Julius Caesar is assassinated on the Ides of March by Marcus Brutus. They hope to bring back the republic, but civil war breaks out instead.
Roman Empire
27 B.C. - Roman Empire begins
Octavius appoints himself "Augustus", which means the first emperor.
64 A.D. - Much of Rome burns
Nero set fire to Rome and blames the Christians for it.
80 A.D. - Colosseum is built
The Colosseum was built in 80 AD. The completion of the Colosseum was celebrated with 100 days of games. The Romans invade Scotland.
122 A.D. - Hadrian Wall is built
The Hadrian Wall was built in 122 AD. It was a long wall built across northern England in an effort to keep the barbarians out.
284 A.D. - Rome splits into two empires
Emperor Diocletian divides the Roman Empire in two to make it easier to rule. He created the Western Empire and Eastern Empire each with its own leader. The land was split where the West was formed by Spain, France, England, Italy and parts of Germany. All areas to the east of this were part of the Eastern Empire.
306 A.D.- Constantine becomes Emperor
Before this, Rome persecuted the Christians. Constantine was Rome's first Christian emperor and he is considered to have been a strong ruler. He believed that Rome as a city was too far away from vital areas of the empire to be of value from a governmental level. Constantine, therefore, moved the capital of the empire to a new city – Constantinople. This was a new city that was built on the old city of Byzantium. This turned out to be a poor decision. Constantinople was to far from Rome and in the eastern empire. This left the western empire very vulnerable.
380 A.D. - Christianity is sole religion in Rome
Theodosius I proclaims Christianity as the sole religion of the Roman Empire.
410 A.D. - The Visigoths sack Rome
This was the first time in 800 years that the city of Rome has fallen to an enemy. It was a huge uproar.
476 A.D. - Fall of Ancient Rome
End of the Western Roman Empire and the fall of Ancient RomeThe last Roman Emperor Romulus Augustus is defeated by the German Goth Odoacer. This is the start of the Dark Ages in Europe.
Octavius appoints himself "Augustus", which means the first emperor.
64 A.D. - Much of Rome burns
Nero set fire to Rome and blames the Christians for it.
80 A.D. - Colosseum is built
The Colosseum was built in 80 AD. The completion of the Colosseum was celebrated with 100 days of games. The Romans invade Scotland.
122 A.D. - Hadrian Wall is built
The Hadrian Wall was built in 122 AD. It was a long wall built across northern England in an effort to keep the barbarians out.
284 A.D. - Rome splits into two empires
Emperor Diocletian divides the Roman Empire in two to make it easier to rule. He created the Western Empire and Eastern Empire each with its own leader. The land was split where the West was formed by Spain, France, England, Italy and parts of Germany. All areas to the east of this were part of the Eastern Empire.
306 A.D.- Constantine becomes Emperor
Before this, Rome persecuted the Christians. Constantine was Rome's first Christian emperor and he is considered to have been a strong ruler. He believed that Rome as a city was too far away from vital areas of the empire to be of value from a governmental level. Constantine, therefore, moved the capital of the empire to a new city – Constantinople. This was a new city that was built on the old city of Byzantium. This turned out to be a poor decision. Constantinople was to far from Rome and in the eastern empire. This left the western empire very vulnerable.
380 A.D. - Christianity is sole religion in Rome
Theodosius I proclaims Christianity as the sole religion of the Roman Empire.
410 A.D. - The Visigoths sack Rome
This was the first time in 800 years that the city of Rome has fallen to an enemy. It was a huge uproar.
476 A.D. - Fall of Ancient Rome
End of the Western Roman Empire and the fall of Ancient RomeThe last Roman Emperor Romulus Augustus is defeated by the German Goth Odoacer. This is the start of the Dark Ages in Europe.