1000 B.C. - Latins enter region of Rome
753 B.C. - Rome founded
509 B.C. - Republic created
451 B.C. - Twelve Tables written
405 - 265 B.C. - Italy conquered
264 - 146 B.C. - Punic Wars fought
105 B.C. - Marcus Licinius Crassus was born in Rome
73 B.C. - Marcus Licinius Crassus stopped a slave revolt led by Spartacus
70 B.C. - Marcus Licinius Crassus became co-consul of Rome with Pompey
61 B.C. - Marcus Licinius Crassus lent money to Julius Caesar to help his campaign through Europe
60 B.C. - Marcus Licinius Crassus formed an alliance with Caesar and Pompey and created the First Triumvirate
55 B.C. - Elected consul of Rome again
53 B.C. - Marcus Licinius Crassus was killed in the Battle of Carrhae
44 B.C. - Julius Caesar assassinated
27 B.C. - Empire and Pax Romana begin with reign of Augustus
A.D. 29 - Jesus crucified
A.D. 64 - Christian persecution begins
A.D. 79 - Pompeii destroyed
A.D. 180 - Pax Romana ends
A.D. 253 - Germanic tribes enter frontier regions
A.D. 285 - Diocletian divides empire into East and West
A.D. 313 - Christianity given recognition
A.D. 324 - Constantine reunites empire
A.D. 370 - Huns invade frontier
A.D. 380 - Christianity made official religion
A.D. 395 - Empire permanently split
A.D. 476 - Last emperor desposed
