Haden's timeline - Timeline

Rome was a dangerous place

Pompey's allies in the Senate ordered Caesar to give up command of his armies

Caesars army chased Pompey's forces and eventually killed him

Caesar returned to Rome and renamed himself the Dictator for life

after Caesar returned home, a group of senators attacked and killed Caesar

Antony and Octavian soundly defeated their opponents. after the battle the last of Caesars murderers killed themselves

Octavian sent a fleet to attack Antony, he sailed out to to meet it, they met west of Greece in the battle of Actium, Antony's fleet was defeated, but he escaped back to Egypt with Cleopatra. and they committed suicide so they wouldn't be taken prisoner by Octavian

Octavian announced that he was giving up his power to the Senate, but in reality, he kept all of his power. The senate gave him a new name - Augustus, which means "revered one"

Romans had taken over Gaul and much of central Europe

the Pax Romana ended

All free people living in the Roman Empire was given the rights of citizens

A great doctor named Galen lived in the AD 100's

Judea, where most Jews lived was conquered by Romans

Romans became more hostile towards Jews

many Jews believed the Messiah would appear soon

The Roman army crushed the Jewish revolt and destroyed Jerusalem

The Empire stretched from Britain south to Egypt

emperors had given up some of the land the Roman army had conquered

Diocletian became emperor

Foreign tribes have settled in the 200's

The Visigoths destroyed the city

Rome needed strong leaders to survive these attacks, but the emperors were weak. military leaders took power away from emperors and ruled Rome

Corruption had become widespread in Roman government

an uprising threatened to drive Justinian from Constantinople.

The Ottoman Turks captured Constantinople, bringing an end to the Eastern Roman Empire

Christians formed the Orthodox church

Caesar conquered nearly all of Gaul

Antony married Octavian's sister Octavia, 8 years later he divorced her to marry Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt

Colonists from some of these countries carried civil law around the world

Jews rebelled against the Romans

For Justinian, an emperor, reuniting the old Roman empire was a passion