Roman Timeline
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Updated: 29 Oct 2018
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Created byBrandon Roshto
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753 BC: Romulus and Remus found the city of Rome.509 BC: Rome begins the republic period that is
ruled by senators and has a constitution.218 BC: Hannibal of Carthage attacks Rome and invades Italy.45 BC: Julius Caesar becomes a dictator for life, ending the Roman Republic.44 BC: Julius Caesar is assassinated by the senate.27 BC: Octavius calls himself Augustus,
or Emporer,
starting the Roman Empire.64 AD: Most of Rome was destroyed in a fire,
also known as The Great Fire of Rome.380 AD: Christianity becomes the official religion,
having a signifiant impact on western civilization
to this day.395 AD: Rome splits its nation into the
Western Roman Empire and the
Easter Roman Empire.410-476 AD: Rome is attacked by the Visigoths, beginning the downfall of the Roman Empire.
In 476 AD, Emperor Romulus Augustus is driven out of office and the Middle Ages begin.
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