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History of Rome
According to legend Rome is said to have been
founded by the twin brothers
Romulus and Remus on the 21st of April, 753. The city of Rome was named after Romulus.
The Kingdom of Rome is established by Romulus whose
reign is followed by six other Etruscan Kings - this
period is therefore often referred to as the Rule of the
seven Kings of Rome. The Roman Senate was established as
an advisory body to the Etruscan kings. The Kings were
eventually replaced with a republic (a Republic is a
country without a king or emperor - the people who rule
a republic are elected).
History of
Rome - History
of the Founding of Rome and the Kingdom of
Rome
Dates in
History:
Important
Events in History
753–509 BC:
Rule of the Seven Kings of Rome - The
history of the Roman
Kingdom
753 BC:
According to legend,
Romulus and
Remus found Rome
753-716:
37 year reign of Romulus which includes the
War with the Sabines. Romulus brought the
Sabines and Romans under one ruler
716-673:
Reign of Numa Pompilius. Numa
Pompilius erected the temple of
Janus in Rome. It was a time of
peace and prosperity in the history
of Rome
673-641:
Reign of Tullus Hostilius which includes War
with the Etruscans and the establishment of
the Roman Patricians and Plebeians (Plebs)
641-616: Reign of Ancus Marcius
and War with the Latins
616-578: Reign of Tarquinius
Priscus which saw the increase of the plebs,
the senate and the Vestal Virgins
578-534: Reign of Servius
Tullius
534-509: Reign of Tarquinius
Superbus (Tarquin the Proud, the last king
of Rome) and War with the Volscians
Foundation of the temple on the Capitoline
Hill.
His despotic reign earned him the title
superbus (meaning proud or haughty)
509: Rome replaced the
Etruscan rulers with a Republic during the
History of Rome
History of Rome
- The Roman Republic
History of Rome
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Roman Republic. The Roman Republic was the ancient Roman
state which started in 509 BC and lasted until Augustus
assumed power in 27 BC. The Roman Republic was governed
by an elected Senate. The 300 members of the Roman
senate, all from aristocratic families, grew in power.
The senators were appointed for life. The senators
selected new senators to replace any who died. Senators
also appointed two senators to become joint heads of
state for a year. These heads of state were first known
as praetors and later as consuls. Each had the power of
veto on any action of the other and to avoid serious
stalemates in a crisis the constitution of the republic
provided for another more powerful office with the title
of dictator. But a Dictator could only have power for a
period not exceeding six months. The Plebeians
(Plebs) protested at their total lack of power and
exclusion form any benefits of the Republic. Their
protests led to the creation of two powerful new
officials called the tribunes of the people to safeguard
plebeian rights. Dissatisfaction with the Senate led to
civil wars and the ultimate decline of the Roman
Republic. The decline of the Roman Republic culminated
in a brief dictatorship by Julius Caesar and the fall of
the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.
History of
Rome - History
of the Roman Republic
Dates in History:
Important
Events in History
509 BC: Rome replaced the
Etruscan rulers with a Republic during the
History of Rome
387 BC: Gallic invasion of
Italy
390 BC: Destruction of Rome by
the Gauls
451-449: The Decemvirate formed
- a body of 10 magistrates
343-341 BC: 1st Samnite War
326-304 BC: 2nd Samnite War
298 to 290 BC: 3rd Samnite War
264-146: The Punic Wars - a
series of three wars fought between Rome and
Carthage
202 BC Battle of Zama, Scipio defeats
Hannibal
215 to 148 BC: Macedonian Wars (Four
Wars) with Northern Greece
146 BC: The consul Lucius
Mummius razes Corinth, marking the end of
free Greece
133-132
BC:
The tribune Tiberius
Gracchus unleashes the mob with promises of
food and lands. He is murdered by members of
the senate whose wealth and power is
threatened
112-105 BC: The Jugurthine War
with Numidia.
107 BC: Consul
Gaius Marius makes dramatic reforms to
the Roman army in the History of Rome
91 BC: Drusus, another
tribune proposing reforms, is murdered in
Rome, triggering the Social War
90BC: Civil War in Rome
88 BC: Sulla marches on Rome
and becomes Dictator
78 BC: Death of Sulla
73 BC: Outbreak of Third
Servile War, led by the slave and gladiator
Spartacus
71 BC: Revolt of Spartacus
crushed by Pompey and Crassus
70 BC: Crassus and Pompey
become joint consuls
59 BC:
Julius Caesar becomes
consul an important event in the History of
Rome
59 - 53BC: Pompey, Marcus
Licinius Crassus Gaius Julius Caesar
dominate the Late Roman republic through a
political alliance called the First
Triumvirate
58 BC: Julius Caesar
campaigns in Gaul
55 BC: Julius Caesar attempts
to invade Britain
49 BC: Caesar's army crosses
the Rubicon and Civil War begins between
Caesar and Pompey
Julius Caesar is victorious, becomes
dictator and then conquers Gaul
47 BC: Caesar invades Egypt
and appoints Cleopatra queen
44 BC:
Julius Caesar is
assassinated; Marcus Antony controls Rome
43 BC: The Second Triumvirate
established between Octavian (Julius
Caesar's adoptive son) and Marc Antony
42 BC: Octavian takes control
of Italy
31 BC: Battle of Actium,
Octavian defeats Marc Antony and Queen
Cleopatra
27BC: Octavian, became, as
Augustus
Caesar, the first emperor of Rome and the
Roman Republic comes to an end - The
Fascinating History of Rome
History of Rome-
The Roman Empire
History of Rome
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Roman Empire. The 500-year-old Roman Republic had been
weakened by civil wars. Octavian the adoptive son of the
dictator Julius Caesar is given the title 'Augustus' by
the Roman Senate and becomes the first emperor of Rome -
The Rise of the Roman Empire begins.
History of
Rome - History
of the Roman Empire
Dates in
History:
Important
Events in History
27 BC to AD 68: Julian-Claudian
Dynasty- Augustus Caesar,
Tiberius,
Caligula,
Claudius and
Nero. Notable events
of this period included the lost legions of Varus, the reign of terror by Sejanus, the
invasion of Britain and the great fire of
Rome
68 - 69 AD: The Year of the Four
Emperors -
Galba, Otho and Vitellius and then Vespasian who became the first ruler of the Flavian Dynasty
69AD - 96AD:
The Flavian Dynasty -
Vespasian and
his sons
Titus and
Domitian. Notable events
of this period included the Destruction of
Jerusalem, the Eruption of Vesuvius and the
Building of the Colosseum
96–192 AD:
The Five Good Emperors and the Nervan /
Antonine Dynasty - Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian,
Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. Commodus
the son of Marcus Aurelius also reigned
during this era. Notable events of this
period included Hadrian's Wall, the Pantheon
was built in Rome and plague in Rome
192 - 193 AD:
The Year of the Five Emperors, turmoil and chaos in Rome.
The emperors were Pertinax, Didius Julianus, Pescennius Niger, Septimius Severus, Claudius Albinus Septimius Severus begins the
Severan Dynasty. Notable events of this period included the
Massacre at Alexandria
193 - 235 AD:
The Severan dynasty - Septimius Severus,
Caracalla, Geta, Macrinus, Diadumenian (son
of Macrinus), Elagabalus and Alexander
Severus. The Severan Dynasty marked the end
of Pax Romana (Roman peace)
235 - 284 AD: The Crisis of the
Third Century was the period in Roman
history of Military Anarchy which lasted
over 50 years. Not one single Emperor died
of natural causes during this time. There
were Revolts, civil wars, street fights,
fierce foreign enemies, plagues, famines,
fire and earthquakes.
238 - 268 AD:
The "Barracks Emperors" were all military generals who seized power by
force. Taxation was high, the economy was failing and Roman
territories were being captured by barbarians and the Roman
government was unstable. During this
terrible period in Roman history there were 19
usurpers, or pretenders, to the throne but this period is
usually known as that of the 'Thirty Tyrants'. During this
uncertain era and violent environment
people started to turn towards a new religion - Christianity.
268 - 285 AD:
The Illyrian Emperors came from Illyria
which was a region in the western part
of today's Balkan Peninsula. During this
period was the worst persecutions of the
Christians
285 AD: The Roman Empire was
split in half by Diocletian - The Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire aka the Byzantine
Empire
285 - 364 AD:
The Constantinian dynasty - named after its
most famous Emperor,
Constantine
the Great who
instigates a policy of toleration towards
the Christians. Constantinople is named the
new capital of the Romans
364 - 394 AD:
The Valentinian dynasty derives its name
from the first of the dynasty's Emperors -
Valentinian I. The Empire is invaded by the
Visigoths and the Vandals
394 - 476 AD:
Theodosius I was the last emperor of both
the Eastern and Western Roman Empire. After
his death in 395 AD the two parts of the
Roman Empire were split permanently.
The Western Empire and the period of
the Decline or Fall of the Roman Empire
and the onset of the Dark Ages. During this period the city of Rome
was sacked by the Visigoths in 410 and by the Vandals in 455
signalling the disintegration of Roman authority and the
Fall of the Roman Empire
4 September 476:
The Western Roman Empire ended officially
with the abdication of
Romulus Augustus on 4
September 476
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