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In 476 C.E. Romulus, the last of the Roman emperors in the west, was overthrown by the Germanic leader Odoacer, who became the first Barbarian to rule inRome. The order that the Roman Empire had brought to western Europe for 1000 years was no more.

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The Sack of Rome occurred on 24 August 410. The city was attacked by the Visigoths led by King Alaric. At that time, Rome was no longer the capital of the Western Roman Empire, having been replaced in that position first by Mediolanum in 286 and then by Ravenna in 402.

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#23 christianity made official religion of roman empire by theodosius  380CE

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#23 christianity made official religion of roman empire by theodosius  380CE

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With the Edict of Thessalonica in 380 AD, Emperor Theodosius I made Nicene Christianity the Empire's state religion. The Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy, and the Catholic Church each stand in that continuity.

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#22 constantine moved the capital to constaninople  330 AD

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#22 constantine moved the capital to constaninople  330 AD

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The founder of the Byzantine Empire and its first emperor, Constantine the Great, moved the capital of the Roman Empire to the city of Byzantium in 330 CE, and renamed it Constantinople. Constantine the Great also legalized Christianity, which had previously been persecuted in the Roman Empire.

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#21  diocletian came to power and divided the empire  293 bc

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#21  diocletian came to power and divided the empire  293 bc

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Diocletian delegated further on 1 March 293, appointing Galerius and Constantius as Caesars, junior co-emperors, under himself and Maximian respectively. Under this 'tetrarchy', or "rule of four", each emperor would rule over a quarter-division of the empire.

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#20 pax romana ended w/ marcus aurelius 180 bc

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#20 pax romana ended w/ marcus aurelius 180 bc

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The Pax Romana (Latin for "Roman Peace") was a long period of relative peace and stability experienced by the Roman Empire between the accession of Caesar Augustus, founder of the Roman principate, and the death of Marcus Aurelius, last of the "good emperors".

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#19 mount vesuvius erupted burying pompeii 79 AD

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#19 mount vesuvius erupted burying pompeii 79 AD

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Mount Vesuvius, a volcano near the Bay of Naples in Italy, is hundreds of thousands of years old and haserupted more than 50 times. Its most famouseruption took place in the year 79 A.D., when the volcano buried the ancient Roman city of Pompeiiunder a thick carpet of volcanic ash.

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In 1749, Pope Benedict XIV said that the Colosseum was a sacred place where early Christians had been martyred.

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#17 romans destoryed temple in jeruasalem        43 bc - 20 bc

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#17 romans destoryed temple in jeruasalem        43 bc - 20 bc

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When news of this reached the Jews, they revolted again, only to be put down in 43 BCE. Around 20 BCE, the building was renovated and expanded by Herod the Great, and became known as Herod'sTemple. It was destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE during the Siege ofJerusalem.

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The Great Fire of Rome was an urban fire in July of the year AD 64. It caused widespread devastation in the city on 19 July, before being brought under control after six days.

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The first documented case of imperially supervised persecution ofChristians in the Roman Empire begins with Nero . In 64 AD, a great fire broke out in Rome, destroying portions of the city and economically devastating the Roman population.

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According to the canonical gospels, Jesus was arrested and tried by the Sanhedrin, and then sentenced by Pontius Pilate to be scourged, and finally crucified by the Romans. Jesus was stripped of his clothing and offered wine mixed with myrrh or gall to drink before being crucified.

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#1 He was the nephew of Julius Caesar.

#2 Octavius gained political prominence as he had been named by Caesar as his heir.

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12th jesus was born in the province of judea  27 bc

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12th jesus was born in the province of judea  27 bc

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Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, The New International Version translates the passage as: After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time.

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The term "Pax Romana," which literally means "Roman peace," refers to the time period from 27 B.C.E. to 180 C.E. in the Roman Empire

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10th octavian/Augustus became 1st emperor of rome    44 BC

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10th octavian/Augustus became 1st emperor of rome    44 BC

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Augustus was the first emperor ofancient Rome. Augustus came to power after the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE. In 27 BCE Augustus “restored” the republic of Rome, though he himself retained all real power as the princeps, or “first citizen,” of Rome.

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The Second Triumvirate is the name historians have given to the official political alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (Caesar Augustus), Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony), and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, formed on 27 November 43 BC with the enactment of the Lex Titia, the adoption of which some view as marking the end

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Gaius Julius Caesar, known by his nomen and cognomen Julius Caesar, was a Roman politician and military general who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.

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#7 julius caersar appointed dictator for life 44 bc

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#7 julius caersar appointed dictator for life 44 bc

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This process, of fusing the entire Roman Empire into a single unit, rather than maintaining it as a network of unequal principalities, would ultimately be completed by Caesar's successor, the emperor Augustus. In February 44 BC, one month before his assassination, he was appointed dictator in perpetuity.

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#6 caesar, pompey, and crassus form triumvirate  60-53 bc

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#6 caesar, pompey, and crassus form triumvirate  60-53 bc

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The First Triumvirate was an informal political alliance of three prominent men between 60 and 53 BC, during the late Roman Republic: Gaius JuliusCaesar, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great), and Marcus Licinius Crassus.

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#5 punic war ended        264 BC – 146 BC

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#5 punic war ended        264 BC – 146 BC

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The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC. At the time, they were some of the largest wars that had ever taken place. The term Punic comes from the Latin word Punicus, meaning "Carthaginian", with reference to the Carthaginians' Phoenician ancestry

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The Romans were initially interested in expansion via Sicily (which at that time was a cultural melting pot), part of which lay under Carthaginian control. At thestart of the First Punic War (264-241 BC), Carthage was the dominant power of the Western Mediterranean, with an extensive maritime empire.

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he Laws of the Twelve Tables, c.450 B.C. The earliest attempt by the Romans to create a code of law was the Laws of theTwelve Tables. A commission of ten men (Decemviri) was appointed (c. 455 B.C.) to draw up a code of law binding on both patrician and plebeian and which consuls would have to enforce.

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The Roman Republic was the era of classical Roman civilization beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom, traditionally dated to 509 BC, and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire

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According to legend, Ancient Rome was founded by the two brothers, and demi-gods, Romulus and Remus, on 21 April 753 BCE. The legend claims that, in an argument over who would rule the city (or, in another version, where the city would be located) Romulus killed Remus and named the city after himself.