Roman History

- 50,000 miles of roadsChannel 4: Time Traveler's Guide to the Roman Empire
- 2.2 million square milesUNRV: Roman Empire
- 60 million citizensUNRV: Roman Empire
- 120 million people totalUNRV: Roman Empire
- The name Rome comes from its legendary founder, RomulusTimeless Myths: Tales of Rome
- Last emperor also named RomulusCatholic Encyclopedia: Romulus Augustulus

Roman history tells the story of a small town on the shores of the Tiber River in Italy that grew to become the dominant civilization in the western world, reaching as far north as Great Britain and southward into the African continent.Houston Museum of Natural Science: Imperial Rome Although the last emperor was deposed in 476, Roman civilization still affects the world today, over 16 centuries later.HistoryWorld.net: History of the Roman Empire Discovery Education: Rome's Influence
Founding of Rome

Early Roman history is surrounded by myths and legends written during later periods.The History Guide: Early Roman Civilization, 753-509 BC Virgil's Aeneid is one of the more well-known stories, telling the legend of Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy after the Trojan wars. Aeneas was said to be an ancestor of Romulus and Remus, the twins who are mythologically credited with founding Rome.Mr. Dowling: Romulus and Remus]
Roman Achievements
1. RoadsChannel 4: Time Traveler's Guide to the Roman Empire
2. AqueductsInfoRoma: Roman Aqueducts
3. ConcreteRomanConcrete.com: The Riddle of Ancient Roman Concrete/small(1995)
4. Roman governmentSPQR Online: Roman History and Government
5. Spread of ChristianityUNRV: Spread of Christianity
6. Water wheelsUniversity of Houston: Roman Water Wheel
7. Sewage systemsAlphaGalileo: The Romans Preferred Small-Scale Solutions to Aqueducts and Sewers (June 24, 2002)
Roman History Timeline
- 753 BC: Legend holds this as the date that Rome was founded.
- 600 BC: Rome conquers the city of Alba Longa, home of the Iulii, the ancestors of Julius Caesar.
- 264-146 BC: Rome battles Carthage in the three Punic Wars.
- 133: Tribunate of Tiberius Gracchus.
- 105 BC: Gaius Marius recruits his army from the capite censi, beginning his Marian Reforms.
- 88 BC: Lucius Cornelius Sulla marches on Rome.
- 49 BC: Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon river.
- 49-45 BC: Civil war pits Julius Caesar against Pompeius Magnus.
- 44 BC: Caesar is assassinated on the Ides of March.
- 30 BC: Cleopatra VII dies; Egypt is annexed as a Roman province.
- 27 BC: Senate grants Octavian the honorific "Augustus".
- 23 BC: Augustus assumes imperial powers, becoming the first Roman emperor.
- 23 BC: Horace completes his Odes.
- 19 BC: Virgil writes the Aeneid.
- 61 AD: Boudicca, queen of the Iceni, leads a revolt against Roman forces occupying Britain.
- 64 AD: Nero suspected of starting the Great Fire of Rome in order to build the Domus Aurea.
- 79 AD: Mt. Vesuvius erupts, burying the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
- 80 AD: Emperor Titus completes the Colosseum.
- 312 AD: Emperor Constantine the Great] converts to Christianity.
- 395 AD: The Roman Empire is split, creating a Latin Western Empire and a Byzantine Eastern Empire.
- 476 AD: The last emperor, Romulus Augustulus, is overthrown by the Germanic general Odacer.