1000 B.C. latins enter region
753 B.C. Rome founded
ROMAN REPUBLIC
509 B.C. rpublic created
451 B.C. twelve tables written
405-265B.C. Italy conguered
264-146 B.C punic wars
44 B.C. Julius Caesar assassinated
ROMAN EMPIRE
27 B.C. Empire and Pax Romana begins with reign of Augustus
29 A.D. Jesus crucified
64 A.D. Christian persecution begins
79 A.D. Pompeii destroyed
180 A.D. Pax Romana ends
253 A.D. German tribes enter frontier
285 A.D. Diocletian divides Empire into East and West
313 A.D. christianity given recognition
324 A.D. Constantine reunites empire
370 A.D. Huns invade frontier
380 A.D. Christianity made official religion
395 A.D. Empire permanently split
476 A.D. Last emporer deposed
