Roman Map and Timeline
Here’s a concise list of the timeline of significant events in the history of the Roman Empire:
- 753 BC – Founding of Rome: The legendary foundation by Romulus.
- 509 BC – Roman Republic: The overthrow of the Roman monarchy and establishment of the republic.
- 27 BC – Roman Empire Begins: Augustus Caesar becomes the first Roman Emperor, marking the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Imperial era.
- 43 AD Roman invasion of Britain
- 79 AD – Agricola invasion of Scotland
- 117 AD – Empire at its Largest Extent: Under Emperor Trajan, the Roman Empire reaches its maximum territorial extent.
- 122 AD – Hadrian’s Wall built
- 142 AD – Antonine Wall between Glasgow and Bo’ness (near Edinburgh) built
- 208 AD – African emperor, Septimius Severus, invades Scotland with a huge army. He died in York.
- 285 AD – Empire Split: Emperor Diocletian divides the Roman Empire into the Eastern and Western Roman Empires for administrative efficiency.
- 306 AD – Emperor Constantius I invaded. He died in York.
- 367 AD – Last reported fighting in Scotland led by the Roman navy under Count Theodosius
- 395 AD – Western Empire Created: The permanent division after the death of Theodosius I, with separate Eastern and Western empires.
- 476 AD – Fall of Rome: The fall of the Western Roman Empire when Romulus Augustulus is deposed by the Germanic chieftain Odoacer.
- 1453 AD – Fall of Constantinople: The fall of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire) to the Ottoman Turks, marking the end of the last remnants of the Roman Empire.
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