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| 753 B.C. - The city of Rome and the Roman kingdom is founded by Romulus. He reigns from 753 to 715 B.C. | | 96 to 180 A.D. - Reign of the 'Five Good Emperors' (Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius), also known as the Pax Romana, or Roman Peace. During their rule the Roman Empire reaches its peak. |
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| 509 B.C. - The Roman Republic begins. | | 117 A.D. - Largest extent of Roman Empire reached under Emperor Trajan. |
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| 508 B.C. - The office of Pontifex Maximus (high priest) is created when these powers are stripped from the consuls. | | 284 to 305 A.D. - The last, and most vicious, persecution of Christians by the Empire occurs during the reign of Diocletian. |
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| c. 390 B.C. - The Gauls defeat the Roman army at the battle of the Allia. They are the first Roman enemy to sack the city of Rome. | | 306 to 337 A.D. - Reign of Constantine the Great (Constantine I). In 313 A.D. his Edict of Milan legalizes Christianity and ends Rome's persecution of Christians. |
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| 312 B.C. - Work begins on the Appian Way, Rome's most important road. | | 330 A.D. - Constantine makes Byzantium (renamed Constantinople after his death) the imperial capital of the Roman Empire. |
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| 241 B.C. - Following the defeat of Carthage, Sardinia and Corsica become Rome's first provinces. | | 379 to 395 A.D. - Emperor Theodosius I reunites the Roman Empire under his rule. He is the last Emperor who will rule over the whole Empire. |
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| 63 B.C. - Roman troops occupy Palestine (Judea). Jerusalem falls. | | 380 A.D. - Christianity is made the official state religion of the Roman Empire. |
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| 37 B.C. - Herod the Great is appointed ruler of Judea by Rome. | | 395 A.D. - After the death of Emperor Theodosius his two sons each rule half the Empire. Arcadius rules the Eastern part of the Roman Empire (also known as the Byzantine Empire) from 395 - 408 A.D. and Honorius rules the Western part from 395 - 423 A.D. |
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The Sacking of Rome | | The city of Rome has been sacked (looted of goods) several times. Some of the more notable 'sacks' are: | - c. 390 B.C. - Sacked by the Gauls after the Battle of the Allia.
- 410 A.D. - Sacked by Alaric, King of the Visigoths.
- 455 A.D. - Sacked by Geiseric, King of the Vandals.
- 846 A.D. - The Arabs loot old St. Peter's Basilica.
- 1527 A.D. - Sacked by troops of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V
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| 30 B.C. - Antony and Cleopatra commit suicide. Egypt becomes a Roman province. | | 410 A.D. - The city of Rome is sacked by Alaric, King of the Visigoths. This is the first time since c. 390 B.C. that the city is sacked. |
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| 27 B.C. - End of the Roman Republic. Augustus becomes Rome's first Emperor and rules to 14 A.D. | | 476 A.D. - The Western Roman Empire collapses as Emperor Romulus Augustus is forced to abdicate by Germanic general Odoacer. |
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| 64 A.D. - Emperor Nero begins the Roman Empire's first persecution of Christians. | | 800 A.D. - In St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne (Charles I) as Emperor of the Romans (later called Holy Roman Emperor). This is the first time a Pope crowns an Roman Emperor. |
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| 70 A.D. - Roman General (later Emperor) Titus destroys Jerusalem's second temple (also known as Herod's temple) beginning on the 9th of Ab (Hebrew month). | | 1453 A.D. - The Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire ends with the death of Emperor Constantine XI and the capture of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks. |
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The Roman state exists from 753 B.C. to 1453 A.D.
This represents a time span of more than 2,200 years! |
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Sources: Wikipedia and other sources Original Roman Empire map from Wikipedia. Map dates and events added by BibleStudy.org |
