Roman Timeline
By; Sean & Katie
The Early Empire
- 396 B.C Roma conquers the etruscans city of veii
- 387 B.C The Gauls/Celts sack Roma
- 218 B.C Hannibal leads the Carthage to attack Italy
- 207 B.C Rome defeats Carthage's Hannibal at the Metaurus River
Metaurus River in Northern Italy
Veii Battle
The city of Veii fell to the Romans and was sacked by them under their dictator Camillus
The Collapse of the Republic
- 45 B.C Julius becomes the first dictator of Rome
- 44 B.C Julius Caesar was assassinated.
- 36 B.C Rome tries to invade Persia
- 29 B.C Octavian returns to Rome
The Age of Augustus
- 27 B.C Octavian appoints himself Augustus and founds the praetorian guard
- 20 B.C treaty between Roma and Persia fixes the boundary between the two empires.
- 17 B.C the theater of Marcellus
- 14 A.D Augustus dies and Tiberius becomes emperor
Augustus
Founder of the Praetorian Guard
Theater of Marcellus
Used to watch performances and drama
The Reforms of Diocletian and Constantine
- 284 A.D Diocletian becomes emperor
- 303 A.D Population of Roman empire is 60 million
- 311 A.D Galerius dies leaving Constantine and Maxentius to fight for the throne of the west
- 312 A.D Constantine defeats Maxentius, becomes emperor of the west
- 337 A.D Constantine dies
Diocletian
Roman Emperor
Roman Empire
Population of 60 million
Constantine
Emperor of the West
The Fall of Western Roman Empire
- 430 B.C The Roman empire signs the first peace treaty with huns
- 476 B.C Odoacer disposes the Western Roman emperor, this terminates the western Roman empire
- 488 B.C Emperor Zeno sends troops to conquer Italy
- 493 B.C Emperor Zeno conquers Italy