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RomeTestDates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 753 BCE | Romulus founds Rome |
| 575 BCE | Etruscans take over |
| 509 BCE | Tarquin kicked out; Patricians start Republic |
| 494 BCE | Conflict of Orders |
| 450 BCE | 12 Tables are written down |
| 367 BCE | 1 consul must be a Plebeian |
| 287 BCE | Council of Plebs can write laws for all |
| 264 BCE | Rome conquers Italy; starts 1st Punic War |
| 146 BCE | End of Punic Wars; Rome conquers Greece and Macedonia |
| 59 BCE | 1st Triumvirate is formed; end of Republic |
| 46 BCE | Caesar declares himself dictator for life |
| Mar. 15, 44 BCE | Caesar is assassinated |
| 27 BCE - 180 CE | Pax Romana; Octavian became emperor in 27 BCE |
| 14 CE | Octavian dies |
| 117 CE | Roman Empire peaks; Trajan dies; Hadrian comes to power |
| 284 CE | Diocletian comes to power |
| 312 CE | Constantine comes to power |
| 330 CE | Constantine builds new capital city at Byzantium, renames it Constantinople |
| 300s CE | Germanic Tribes invade |
| 400 CE | Christianity becomes official religion of the Roman Empire; Empire splits |
| 476 CE | Fall of Rome (only the western half falls) |