Rome Timeline Flashcards
Crucifixion of Jesus
33 CE
Death of caesar Augustus
14 CE
Great fire in Rome under emperor Nero
64 CE
Jewish diaspora
66-70 CE
Vesuvius erupts
79
Parthian war with new Persian Empire
113-117 CE
A period of betrayals, power struggles, and Civil War in the empire
180-285 CE
Germanic peoples invasions lead Rome to give up territories in Europe
259-270 CE
Emperor Diocletian divides Roman empire, moves capital to Byzantium
285 CE
Constantine becomes first Christian emperor
305 CE
Constantine convenes the council of Nicaea to solidify a Christian doctrine
325 CE
Battle of Adrianople - Visigoths defeat the Romans
376 CE
Western Roman emperor gives up leadership of the church to the pope
382 CE
Several barbarian tribes conquer Gaul
406
Roma withdrawals from Britain
407 CE