Timeline of Roman History

Main

Legendary Founding of Rome by Romulus and Remus (753 B.C.)

753 bc

Etruscan Rule (650 B.C. - 480 B.C.)

650 bc - 480 bc

Roman Republic (509 B.C. - 264 B.C.)

509 bc - 264 bc

Publication of the Twelve Tables (450 B.C.)

450 bc

First Punic War with Carthage (264 B.C. - 241 B.C.)

264 bc - 241 bc

Roman Conquest of the Mediterranean ( 264 B.C. - 133 B.C.)

264 bc - 133 bc

Destruction of Carthage (149 B.C. - 146 B.C.)

149 bc - 146 bc

Decline and fall of Roman Republic (133 B.C. - 31 B.C.)

133 bc - 31 bc

Reforms of Tiberius Gracchus (133 B.C.)

133 bc

Reforms of Gaius Gracchus (123 B.C. - 122 B.C.)

123 bc - 122 bc

Sulla as Dictator (82 B.C. - 79 B.C.)

82 bc - 79 bc

First Triumvirate (60 B.C.)

60 bc

Caesar Crosses Rubicon (49 B.C.)

49 bc

Caesar named Dictator (44 B.C. - 47 B.C.)

47 bc - 44 bc

Caesar assassinated by senate (44 B.C.)

44 bc

Cicero killed (43 B.C.)

43 bc

Second Triumvirate (43 B.C.)

43 bc

Age of Augustus (31 B.C. - 14 A.D)

31 bc - 14 ad

Octavian defeats Antony (31 B.C.)

31 bc

Jesus (6 B.C. - 30 A.D.)

6 bc - 30 ad

Paul (5 A.D. - 67 A.D.)

5 ad - 67 ad

Early Empire (14 A.D. - 180 A.D.)

14 A.D - 180

Julio-Claudian rules (14 A.D.-68 A.D.)

14 ad - 68 ad

Tiberius (14 A.D. - 37 A.D.)

14 ad - 37 ad

Caligula (37 A.D. - 41 A.D.)

37 ad - 41 ad

Claudius (41 A.D. - 54 A.D.)

41 ad - 54 ad

Nero (54 A.D. - 68 A.D.)

54 ad - 68 ad

Famous Roman fire (conflagration) (64 A.D.)

64 ad

Flavians (69 A.D. - 96 A.D.)

69 ad - 96 ad

Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius (79 A.D.)

August 24, 79 ad

Five Good Emperors (96 A.D. - 180 A.D.)

96 ad - 180 ad

Nerva (96 A.D. - 98 A.D.)

96 ad - 98 ad

Pax Romana (96 A.D. - 180 A.D.)

96 ad - 180 ad

Trajan (98 A.D. - 117 A.D.)

98 ad - 117 ad

Hardian (117 A.D. - 138 A.D.)

117 A.D. - 138 ad

The Pantheon (126 A.D.)

126 ad

Hadrian's Wall (128 A.D.)

128 ad

Antoninus Pius (138 A.D. - 161 A.D.)

138 ad - 161 ad

Marcus Aurelius (161 A.D. - 180 A.D.)

161 ad - 180 ad

Roman citizenship to all free Romans (212 A.D.)

212 ad

Diocletian as leader (284 A.D. - 305 A.D.)

284 ad - 305 ad

Constantine as leader (306 A.D. - 337 A.D.)

306 ad - 337 ad

Constantine's conversion to Christianity (312 A.D.)

312 ad

Edict of Milan (313 A.D.)

313 ad

Division of Roman Empire (395 A.D.)

395 ad