Roman Timeline

Early Rome
  • 1000 B.C. Latins enter region
  • 753 B.C. Rome Founded
Roman Republic
  • 509 B.C. Republic Created
  • 451 B.C. Twelve Tables written
  • 405-265 B.C. Italy conquered
  • 263-146 B.C. Punic Wars Fought
  • 85 B.C. Marcus Junius Brutus born
  • 78 B.C. Pompey murders Brutus' father
  • 44 B.C. Julius Caesar assassinated
  • 42 B.C. Brutus fights Octavius in the Battle of Philippi
  • 42 B.C. Brutus commits suicide in a cave
Roman Empire
  • 27 B.C. Empire and Pax Romana begin with reign of Augustus
  • A.D. 29 Jesus Crucified
  • A.D. 64 Christian persecution begins
  • A.D. 79 Pompeii destroyed
  • A.D. 180 Pax Romana ends
  • A.D. 253 Germanic tribes enter frontier regions
  • A.D. 285 Diocletian divides empire into East and West
  • A.D. 313 Christianity given recognition
  • A.D. 324 Constantine reunites empire
  • A.D. 370 Huns invade frontier
  • A.D. 380 Christianity made official religion
  • A.D. 395 Empire permanently split
  • A.D. 476 Last emperor deposed
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