english 12 j.l. ilsley high school semester 2 september 23 rd, 2011

English 12English 12

J.L. Ilsley High SchoolJ.L. Ilsley High School

Semester 2Semester 2

September 23September 23rdrd, 2011, 2011

Rome – A Quick TimelineRome – A Quick Timeline 753 BCE – “Roma”, or the city of 753 BCE – “Roma”, or the city of

Rome, is founded. (It is traditionally Rome, is founded. (It is traditionally said to have been founded by said to have been founded by Romulus, the son of the war god Romulus, the son of the war god Mars.)Mars.)

Rome – A Quick TimelineRome – A Quick Timeline 509 BCE – The last of the kings is 509 BCE – The last of the kings is

expelled, and Rome becomes a expelled, and Rome becomes a Republic.Republic.

Rome – A Quick TimelineRome – A Quick Timeline

312 BCE – the first aqueduct is built312 BCE – the first aqueduct is built


200-100 BCE – 200-100 BCE –

Rome defeats the Rome defeats the Gauls, the Celts, Gauls, the Celts, the Greeks and the Greeks and HannibalHannibal


48 BCE – Julius Caesar 48 BCE – Julius Caesar defeats Pompey and defeats Pompey and becomes the sole becomes the sole dictator of Rome. dictator of Rome. He sees himself as He sees himself as an emperor of sorts. an emperor of sorts. (In 45 BCE he has a (In 45 BCE he has a 12-month “Julian” 12-month “Julian” calendar invented, calendar invented, which we still use which we still use today.) Died 44 BCE.today.) Died 44 BCE.


32 BCE - Mark 32 BCE - Mark Antony divorces his Antony divorces his wife and marries wife and marries Cleopatra of Egypt.Cleopatra of Egypt.

(In 30 BCE Antony (In 30 BCE Antony and Cleopatra and Cleopatra committed suicide, committed suicide, and Rome got and Rome got control of Egypt)control of Egypt)


27 BCE – Roman 27 BCE – Roman military leader military leader Octavius crowns Octavius crowns himself “Augustus himself “Augustus Caesar”, or Roman Caesar”, or Roman EmperorEmperor

When his sons die, When his sons die, he adopts a boy he adopts a boy named Tiberius named Tiberius and names him his and names him his heir.heir.


Somewhere Somewhere between 6 BCE and between 6 BCE and 2CE, Jesus Christ is 2CE, Jesus Christ is born in Galilee. born in Galilee. (Now a part of (Now a part of Palestine.)Palestine.)

Christ was Christ was executed at the executed at the age of 33 for age of 33 for claiming to be the claiming to be the King of the JewsKing of the Jews

Rome – A Quick TimelineRome – A Quick TimelineIn 14 CE, when Augustus dies and In 14 CE, when Augustus dies and Tiberius becomes emperor, there are Tiberius becomes emperor, there are 5 million citizens in the Roman 5 million citizens in the Roman Empire.Empire.

Rome – A Quick TimelineRome – A Quick Timeline 37 CE – Tiberius is 37 CE – Tiberius is

murdered, and is murdered, and is succeeded by his succeeded by his violent and insane violent and insane grandson Caligula, who grandson Caligula, who was reputed to have was reputed to have committed rape, incest, committed rape, incest, pedophilia, torture and pedophilia, torture and murder. It was said he murder. It was said he turned the palace into a turned the palace into a brothel, referred to brothel, referred to himself as a god and himself as a god and named his horse his named his horse his general counsel. Not general counsel. Not surprisingly, he is the surprisingly, he is the subject of a number of subject of a number of pornographic films. He pornographic films. He was assassinated in was assassinated in 41CE41CE

Rome – A Quick TimelineRome – A Quick Timeline 41 CE – Claudius becomes Emperor of 41 CE – Claudius becomes Emperor of

Rome and invades Britain.Rome and invades Britain.


In 54 CE Claudius In 54 CE Claudius is assassinated by is assassinated by his second wife, his second wife, and then and then succeeded by her succeeded by her crazy-ass son, crazy-ass son, Nero. In 64 CE Nero. In 64 CE Nero sets fire to Nero sets fire to Rome and blames Rome and blames it on the Christians.it on the Christians.


By the year 100 CE, there are a million By the year 100 CE, there are a million people living in Romepeople living in Rome

By 164 CE, the plague spreads throughout By 164 CE, the plague spreads throughout the Roman Empire; it lasts 200 years and the Roman Empire; it lasts 200 years and kills hundreds of thousands of peoplekills hundreds of thousands of people

In 177 CE it becomes law that Christians in In 177 CE it becomes law that Christians in the Roman Empire are to be persecutedthe Roman Empire are to be persecuted

Rome – A Quick TimelineRome – A Quick Timeline 312 – Constantine 312 – Constantine

becomes Roman Emperor becomes Roman Emperor (He also founds a new (He also founds a new city, Constantinople, or city, Constantinople, or Byzantium, or Istanbul, in Byzantium, or Istanbul, in modern-day Turkey. He modern-day Turkey. He makes this the new makes this the new capital of the Roman capital of the Roman Empire.) He died a Empire.) He died a Christian, and after that Christian, and after that there was no more there was no more persecution of Christians persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire.in the Roman Empire.


406 CE – Barbarians attack France from the 406 CE – Barbarians attack France from the NorthNorth

410 CE – Visigoths attack Rome. That same 410 CE – Visigoths attack Rome. That same year, Rome withdraws from Britainyear, Rome withdraws from Britain

452 CE – The Huns invade Italy, followed 452 CE – The Huns invade Italy, followed shortly by the Ostrogoths. shortly by the Ostrogoths.

By 500 CE, the population of Rome is less than By 500 CE, the population of Rome is less than 100,000100,000

By 554 CE, Rome is reduced to a camp of By 554 CE, Rome is reduced to a camp of fewer than 30,000 people, and the western fewer than 30,000 people, and the western Empire is no moreEmpire is no more

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