My stellar padlet by Cass Mullins

27 BC

cemulli3_ — 2024-01-25 18:14:28 UTC

Augustus (also known as Octavian) was the first emperor of ancient Rome. Augustus came to power after the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE.

44 BC

cemulli3_ — 2024-01-25 18:16:31 UTC

ulius Caesar is assassinated on the Ides of March by Marcus Brutus. They hope to bring back the republic

45 BC

cemulli3_ — 2024-01-25 18:17:56 UTC

by forging an alliance with another general, Pompey, and a wealthy patrician, Crassus. Together, these three men assumed

73 BC

cemulli3_ — 2024-01-25 18:19:57 UTC

slave rebellion against Rome led by the gladiator Spartacus. Spartacus was a Thracian who had served in the Roman

218 BC

cemulli3_ — 2024-01-25 18:20:58 UTC

In early 218 BC Rome declared war on Carthage, beginning the Second Punic War. Later that year, Hannibal surprised the Romans

509 BC

cemulli3_ — 2024-01-25 18:22:43 UTC

The Roman Republic was founded in 509 B.C.E. after the last Etruscan king that ruled Rome was overthrown. Rome's next government

753 BC

cemulli3_ — 2024-01-25 18:28:30 UTC

By the last century BC, Romans believed that Rome had been founded in exactly 753 BC. The story was that the twins Romulus and Remus, sons of the god Mars, were left to die by being put in a basket, set adrift on the river Tiber.

64 AD

cemulli3_ — 2024-01-25 18:29:23 UTC

began on the 18th of July 64 AD. The fire began in the merchant shops around Rome's chariot stadium, Circus Maximus. After six days, the fire was brought under control

80 AD

cemulli3_ — 2024-01-25 18:30:13 UTC

What Does AD Stand For? The abbreviation AD stands for the Latin phrase Anno Domini, which means “in the year of our Lord.”