Timeline of Roman History

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Legendary founding of Rome by Romulus and Remus 753 BC

753 BC

Etruscan Rule 650 BC-400 BC

650 BC - 400 BC

Roman Republic 500 BC-30 BC

500 BC - 30 BC

Publication of the Twelve Tables 450 BC

450 BC

First Punic War with Carthage 264 BC-241 BC

264 BC - 241 BC

roman conquest of the Mediterranean 264 BC -133 BC

264 BC - 133 BC

Destruction of Carthage 146 BC

146 BC

Reforms of Tiberius Gracchus 133 BC

133 BC

Decline and fall of Roman Republic 125 BC-30 BC

125 BC - 30 BC

Reforms of Gaius Gracchus 123 BC

123 BC

Sulla as dictator 82 BC-79 BC

82 BC - 79 BC

First Triumvirate 60 BC

60 BC

Caesar crosses Rubicon 49 BC

49 BC

Caesar named dictator 47 BC-44 BC

47 BC - 44 BC

Caesar assassinated by senate 44 BC

44 BC

Cicero Killed 43 BC

43 BC

Second Triumvirate 43 BC

43 BC

Augustus Age 31 BC-14 AD

31 BC - 14 AD

Julio-Claudian rules 31 BC-68 AD

31 BC - 68 AD

Octavian defeats Antony 31 BC

31 BC

Pax Romana 27 BC-180 AD

27 BC - 180 AD

Jesus 6 BC-30 AD

6 BC - 30 AD

Paul 5 AD-67 AD

5 AD - 67 AD

Early empire 14 AD-180 AD

14 AD - 180 AD

Tiberius 14 AD-37 AD

14 AD - 37 AD

Caligula 37 AD-41 AD

37 AD - 41 AD

Claudius 41 AD-54 AD

41 AD - 54 AD

Nero 54 AD-68 AD

54 AD - 68 AD

famous Roman fire (conflagration) 64 AD

64 AD

Flavians 69 AD-96 AD

69 AD - 96 AD

Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius 79 AD

79 AD

Five good emperors 96 AD-180 AD

96 AD - 180 AD

Nerva 96 AD-98 AD

96 AD - 98 AD

Trajan 98 AD-117 AD

98 AD - 117 AD

Hadrian 117 AD-138 AD

117 AD - 138 AD

The Pantheon 126 AD

126 AD

Hadrian's wall 128 AD

128 AD

Antoninus Pius 138 AD-161 AD

138 AD - 161 AD

Marcus Aurelius 161 AD-180 AD

161 AD - 180 AD

Roman citizenship to all free Romans 212 AD

212 AD

Diocletian as leader 284 AD-305 AD

284 AD - 305 AD

Constantine as leader 306 AD-337 AD

306 AD - 337 AD

Constantine's conversion to Christianity 312 AD

312 AD

Edict of Milan 313 AD

313 AD

Division of the Roman Empire 395 AD

395 AD