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Ancient Rome According to legend, brothers Romulus and Remus founded Rome together in 753 B.C. Romulus became the first king of Rome after murdering his brother, and named it after himself.
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Julius Caesar Julius Caesar, an important political figure, leader of a Roman army, and part of the First Triumvirate, is born on July 13, 100 B.C. in Rome.
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Tiberius Gracchus Tiberius Gracchus, an iconic figure of the late Roman Republic who had many ideas, was elected into office of tribune in 133 A.D.
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Tiberius Gracchus Tiberius is clubbed to death in 134 B.C. for rushing anf forcing many of his ideas and laws on the people and using his power in questionable ways.
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http://legacy.fordham.edu/Halsall/ancient/asbook09.asp#Rome: Major Historians: Complete Texts' >Augustus</a> Augustus (Octavian), one of the first emperors of the Roman Empire, is born in 63 B.C.
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The First Triumvirate The First Triumvirate, between Pompey, Crassus, and Caesar, is formed in 60 B.C.
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First Triumvirate The First Triumvirate is broken apart and starts to die out in 56 B.C.
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Second Triumvirate After Caesar's death, the second Triumvirate is formed in 43 B.C. between Octavian, Marc Antony, and Lepidus.
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Constantine Constantine the Great, a great, strong fighter and future leader of Rome, is born in 272 A.D.
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Constantine Constantine the Great succumbs to illness and dies in 337 A.D.
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Roman Timeline The Roman Empire is split for a second time in 364 A.D. after Jovian's death.
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ChristianityBirth of Christianity - Video Christianity became the predominant religion in Rome in 312 A.D., but wasn't completely understood until 381 A.D., when the Council of Nicea gave it a clear defined core of beliefs.
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Collapse In 476 A.D., the Romans fall to various German forces and their armies under Romulus Augustus' rule.
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Second Triumvirate After being defeated by Octavian, Marc Antony abandons his army and flees with Cleopatra. They commit suicide in 30 B.C., but in an unusual way. Antony had believed Cleopatra dead already, so he killed himself. However, she actually wasn't dead, but when she sees that he is dead, she subsequently kills herself too. This is what inspired Romeo and Juliet.
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Colosseum The beautiful Colosseum is built in 70 A.D. by Titus, and is used to host events for public entertainment, such as gladiator fights and public executions.
