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753 BCE
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome is established as a Kingdom. -
600 BCE
Ancient Greece
Greece was established. -
509 BCE
Rome Becomes a Republic
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499 BCE
Persian Wars
War between the Greek city states of Athens & Sparta, and Persia. -
480 BCE
Golden Age of Pericles (Athens)
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432 BCE
Parthenon
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431 BCE
Peloponnesian War
War between the Greek city states of Athens (Delian League), and Sparta (Peloponnesian League). -
356 BCE
Macedonian Conquest of Greece Begins
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338 BCE
King Phillip II of Macedon Conquers Greece
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336 BCE
Alexander the Great Builds His Empire
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323 BCE
Start of the Hellenistic Age
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264 BCE
Punic Wars
3 wars fought between Rome and Carthage (Roman victory in all 3 wars, with Carthage being destroyed in the 3rd Punic War). -
60 BCE
First Triumvirate was Formed
Julius Caesar, Licinius Crassus, and Gnaeus Pompey -
46 BCE
Julius Caesar Appointed Dictator
Appointed "Dictator for Life" by Roman Senate -
44 BCE
Julius Caesar Assassinated by Senate
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43 BCE
Second Triumvirate was Formed
Mark Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian (Augustus) -
27 BCE
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was established with Augustus Caesar being Emperor. -
27 BCE
Augustus Caesar Becomes Emperor
First emperor of Rome -
27 BCE
Pax Romana
Golden age of Rome -
37
Christianity is Founded
Founded by Jesus of Nazareth, and spread by his apostles. -
117
Rome Reaches its Peak
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126
Pantheon was Constructed
First domed building; located in Rome. -
180
Death of Marcus Aurelius
Ends the Pax Romana and the reign of "good emperors."
Start of Roman Decline. -
280
Constantine Becomes Emperor
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312
Constantine Converts to Christianity
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313
Christianity Accepted in Rome
Constantine issued the Edict of Milan which accepted Christianity. -
330
Roman Capital Moved to Constantinople
The capital was moved by Constantine and renamed (formerly Byzantium). -
382
Roman Catholic Church was Formed
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476
Fall of West Rome
Rome fell to germanic invasions and internal crisis. -
1453
Byzantine Empire Fell
The final piece of Rome that fell to the Ottoman Turks.
