27 B.C.

Please draw the following timeline in your notebook.

Chronology of the Roman Empire

14 A.D.

70 A.D.79 A.D.80 A.D.96 A.D.

117 A.D.126 A.D.180 A.D.193 A.D.212 A.D.293 A.D.311 A.D.312 A.D.

Senātus Populusque

Rōmānus"The Senate and People of Rome"

30 A.D.43 A.D.64 A.D.69 A.D.

313 A.D.

380 A.D.

330 A.D.

395 A.D.410 A.D.

27 B.C.Octavian declares himself

Caesar Augustus, and becomes the first Emperor of Rome. After nearly 500 years, the Roman Republic officially

comes to an end. A new age of Rome, the

Roman Empire has just begun.

27 B.C.

14 A.D.Augustus dies and his

step son, Tiberius takes the throne. Augustus had been emperor for

41 years and the changes he made

ensured that Emperors would rule Rome for centuries to come.

14 A.D.

30 A.D.An obscure Jew

living in the Roman province

of Judea is sentenced to

death and crucified. His

name is Jesus and he claims to be the son of god.

30 A.D.

43 A.D.The conquest of Britain begins. The

first invasion was ordered by Emperor Claudius.

43 A.D.

64 A.D.The great fire

of Rome. Emperor Nero

blames the Christians for the fire and

persecution of the Christians

begins in earnest.

64 A.D.

69 A.D.The year of the four emperors. After Nero committed suicide, the Julio- Claudian dynasty was ended and the empire plunged into civil war. Over the course of the year, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian would all be crowned emperor. Vespasian would remain emperor for 10 years and found the Flavian Dynasty.

69 A.D.

70 A.D.Jerusalem is destroyed by the Romans. The Jews had led a revolt against the Romans which started in 66 A.D.

70 A.D.

79 A.D.Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius which destroys Pompeii and Herculaneum.

79 A.D.

80 A.D.The

Colosseum is completed.

Construction on the

massive building

project had begun 10

years earlier. 80 A.D.

96 A.D.Emperor Nerva comes to

power. This marks the beginning of the time

historians call “The five good emperors”

These emperors were: Nerva (reigned ad 96–98)

Trajan (98–117)Hadrian (117–138)

Antoninus Pius (138–161)Marcus Aurelius (161–180)

96 A.D.

117 A.D.After the death of

Emperor Trajan, Hadrian secured his place as

Emperor. Hadrian’s most important contribution to Roman society is the fact

that he brought the beard back into fashion

after a long and unnecessary absence.

117 A.D.

126 A.D.The Pantheon is completed

under Emperor

Hadrian. It was originally commissioned in 27 B.C. but

was destroyed twice by fire.

126 A.D.

180 A.D.Marcus Aurelius dies. We now consider this to be the official

end of the Pax Romana.

180 A.D.

193 A.D.Year of the five emperors. After the assasination of Emperor Commodus, Pertinax, Didius Julianus, Pescennius Niger, Clodius Albinus and Septimius Severus all held the office of emperor. Throughout the year, the Praetorian Guard proved to hold true power.

193 A.D.

212 A.D.Emperor Caracalla grants Roman citizenship to all freeborn men in

the Empire.

The Baths of Caracalla (pictured below) are a major tourist attraction in Rome today.

212 A.D.

293 A.D.Emperor Diocletian created a

system of government called a tetrarchy in which power is

shared between four leaders. He did this in order to better protect the ever weakening borders of the Empire. This

system would last until 305.

293 A.D.

311 A.D.Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire is made

illegal with the “Edict of Milan.” This document

stated that Christians were able to practice their

religion and should not be harmed or prosecuted in

any way for doing so.

311 A.D.

312 A.D.Emperor Constantine

defeats Emperor Maxentius at the Battle of

the Milvian Bridge. This victory helps him to bring

a close to the tetrarchy and establish himself as

the sole Roman Emperor.

312 A.D.

313 A.D.Emperor Constantine

becomes the first emperor to convert to Christianity.

313 A.D.

330 A.D.After six years of construction, the Ancient city of Byzantium becomes the new capital of the Roman Empire. The city is renamed Constantinople.

330 A.D.

380 A.D.Emperor Theodosius

declares Christianity the official religion of the

Roman Empire. Christianity would quickly become a

bureaucratic religion adopting the same

government structure as the Rome Empire.

380 A.D.

395 A.D.Emperor

Theodosius permanently divides the Empire into eastern and

western halves.

395 A.D.

410 A.D.Rome is sacked by the Visigoths who are led by Alaric. This is the

first time the city has been sacked in 797 years.

410 A.D.

476 A.D.Odoacer, a Germanic

soldier deposes of Emperor Romulus and becomes the first King of Italy.

Many consider this date to be the official

fall of the Western Roman Empire.

476 A.D.

A model of Rome’s city center circa 300 A.D.