Ancient Rome

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Rome is Founded

753 BC

Rome was founded by Romulus.Romulus was the first of seven Roman kings.The original name for Rome was Roma.

Rome becomes a Republic

509 BC

The last king is expelled and Rome is now ruled by senators.There is a constitution with laws and Rome becomes a complex republican goverment.

Hannibal invades Italy

218 BC

Hannibal leads the Carthage army to attack Italy.This becomes part of the Second Punic War.

Jullus Caesar becomes the first dictator of Rome

45 BC

Jullus Caesar defeats Pompey in a civil war.He Becomes the supreme ruler of Rome.This is the end of the Roman Republic.He hires Soigenes, an Egyptain astronomer, to work out a new 12 month calendar.

Jullus Caesar is assassinated

44 BC

Jullus 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 begins

27 BC

Octavius appoints himself "Augustus", which means the first emperor.

Much of Rome burns

27 AD

Nero set fire to Rome and blames the Christians for it.

Colosseum is built

80 AD

The Colosseum was built in 80 AD.The completion of the Colosseum was celebrated with 100 days of games.The Roman invade Scotland.

Hadrain Wall is built

122 AD

The Hadrain Wall was built in 122 AD. It was a long wall built across northern England in an effort to keep the abrbarians out.

Constantine becomes Emperor in 306 AD

306 AD

Rome becomes a Christian empire. Before this, Rome persecuted the Christians. Constantius dies. His son Constantine is the new vice-emperor of Galerius.

Christianity

380 AD

Theodosius I proclaims Christianity as the sole religion of the Roman Empire in 380 AD.

Rome splits

395 AD

In 395 AD, Rome split into two empires - the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire. Each side had a ruler in charge of it. The Roman Empire was split by Theodosius.

The Visigoths sack Rome

410 AD

This was the first time in 800 years that the city of Rome has fallen to an enemy. It was a huge uproar.

End of the Western Roman Empire and the fall of Ancient Rome

476 AD

The last Roman Emperor Romulus Augustus is defeated by the German Goth Odoacer. This is the start of the Dark Ages in Europe.

The Byzantine Empire ends

1453 AD

The Byzantine Empire comes to an end as it falls to the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Turks capture Constantinople in 1453 A.D. It is renamed Istanbul in 1930.