Roman Timeline

Founding of Rome

753 BCE

Rome was founded in 753 B.C. by Romulus and Remus. Romulus and Remus were brothers who were abandoned by their mother and sent down a stream. They were later rescued and raised by a female wolf and grew up to create the city of Rome.

Expansion of The Roman Empire

509 BCE

The expansion of the Roman Empire started in 507 B.C. and ended in 27 B.C. In 509 B.C., the Romans began their conquest and conquered the Italian Peninsula, North Africa, the Iberian Peninsula. While doing so, they were becoming larger and larger

Important Principles In Roman Law

449 BCE

One of the most important principles of Roman law was definitely that all citizens had the right to equal treatment under the law. This means that no matter who you were, you were treated fairly. Slaves, other people of lower class, and women were all equal.
The next principle of Roman law that I find the most important, is that someone is innocent until proven guilty. This created one of the major laws that we still use today. We can't just assume that someone did a crime.

The Punic Wars

264 BCE

The Punic Wars was a series of wars that lasted from 264 B.C. to 146 B.C. At the time, they were some of the largest wars that had ever taken place. The wars mainly took place in Sicily, North Africa, and Sardinia.

The Fall of the Roman Republic

27 BCE

The Roman Republic fell around 27 B.C. Unemployed people flooded the cities, which led to fights and miniature wars. Economic issues and dissension in the military also led to the ending of the Roman republic.

Pax Romana

27 BCE

The Pax Romana was the long period of peacefulness after the final war of the Roman republic. It was established by Augustus, who was the roman emperor at the time. Research says that the Pax Romana lasted 200 years, from 27 B.C. to 14 C.E.

Augustus Caesar

27 BCE

Augustus Caesar was the grandnephew of Julius Caesar. He ruled from 27 B.C. to 14 A.D. which was 40 years. One major accomplishment that he had put into place was the Pax Romana. The Pax Romana gave a long 200 years of peace to Rome. Another thing that Augustus was responsible for would be that he was the founder and first emperor of the Roman empire.

Jesus's Main Teachings

20

Jesus was the Son of God, who taught everyone about the Christian faith. Jesus preached about everything, really. He really focused on defending the Jewish faith and talking about God. In the Sermon on the mount, Jesus talked about his ethical message which echoed Jewish ideas of mercy and sympathy for the poor and helpless.

Constantine I

312

In 312 A.D., Constantine became the emperor. He was most well known for being the first Christian emperor of Rome. Most importantly, Constantine did something very important and continued Diocletian's reforms, and also allowed Christianity. He also set up a new capital at the city of Byzantium, and renamed it Constantinople.

The Founding of Constantinople and Division of the Empire

330

Constantinople was the capital of the Roman and Byzantine empires. The city was founded by Emperor Constantinople, near the already existing city of Byzantium. As for the division of the Roman Empire, it divided during 284 A.D. Diocletian seized power and declared himself leader. He soon after split the Roman Empire in half.