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                                    Timeline of Ancient Rome

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                                    Timeline of Ancient Rome

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Founding of Rome-
In an argument about who would rule the city, Romulus killed his twin brother Remus. He became king and named the city after himself.

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Rome becomes a republic-
Romans overthrew the Etruscan's who had conquered and ruled Rome for hundreds of years. They established a new government that allowed citizens to select a representative to rule on their behalf.

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Laws of the Twelve Tables-
The earliest attempt by the Romans to create a written law code. This code protected plebeians and made sure they were treated fairly.

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Aqueduct Built-
The aqueducts carried about 300 million gallons of water to Rome daily for everyday use.

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First Punic War-
A war fought between Rome and Carthage to establish control over the strategic islands of Corsica and Sicily.

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Hannibal invades Italy and attacks Rome-
Hannibal led an attack on Saguntum, an allied city of Rome. This sparked the second Punic War.

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Rome expelled all non-roman citizens-
This was a time in Rome when any citizens who was non-roman, except for slaves, were expelled out of the city.

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Slave uprising-
This was known as the Third Servile War. It was the last attempt of rebellion against the Roman Republic.

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Rome conquered Judea-
Rome had conquered Judea and later turned it into a province of the Roman Empire.

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The First Triumvirate-
Julius Caesar, Marcus Licinius Crassus, and Gnaeus Pompy make a political alliance.

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Introduction of the Gold Coin-
The gold coin was used for trading and it was valued at 25 silver denarius.

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Julius Caesar becomes dictator-
Julius Caesar took dictatorship for life. He used his power to reform Rome

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Julius Caesar is assassinated-
This is a result of a conspiracy by Roman senators. They were worried about Caesar's popularity and power and chose to kill him.

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Second triumvirate starts-
A political alliance that included Augustus, Marcus Antonius, and Marcus Aemilius.

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Octavian becomes emperor-
He is the first emperor of Rome.

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Pax Romana-
The time when peace existed between nationalities in Rome.

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Birth of Christ-
The birth of Christ later changed the Roman religion and was the largest impact of the Roman Empire today.

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Colosseum is built-
This held gladiatorial fights between slaves and people who wished for fame. The public was allowed to watch.

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Constantine becomes emperor-
He is the first emperor to profess Christianity. This is a big change because before, the Christians were hunted for not following Roman religion.

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Constantine converts to Christian-
He is the first emperor to do so, before this the Christians were hunted in Rome.

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Edict of Milan-
Religious toleration signed by Constantine

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Theodosius declares Christianity sole Religion of Rome-
This ended state support for traditional Roman religion. This is significant because before, Christianity was outlawed in Rome.

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Roman Empire is split-
The Emperor Diocletian divided the empire into halves. The eastern empire is the Byzantine and the western empire is Rome.

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Huns attack Rome-
They attacked on Trace and overran Armenia. They also pillaged Cappadocia.

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Rome collapse-
The fall of the Roman Empire.