| CE 14 |
Augustus dies. Tiberius picked to succeed him. |
| CE 43 |
Claudius includes Britain into the Roman Empire. |
| CE 70 |
Titus invades Jerusalem. The area is annexed by the Empire. |
| CE 96 to 180 |
The Flavian and Antonine emperors Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
give the Empire about a century of prosperity and peace.
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| CE 115 |
Parthia is conquered by the Military. This is the pinnacle of Roman expansion. |
| CE 180 |
The death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius calls in a century of disorder and chaos. Private armies fight it out to put their own candidate into the throne. |
| CE 212 |
Caracalla allows all of the communities of the Empire to become citizens. |
| CE 284 to 306 |
Reorganization of the Empire by Diocletian. He divides power between himself and three other high-ranking men. |
| CE 313 |
Constantine the Great gave the Christians a right to freedom of worship with the Edict of Milan. |
| CE 330 |
Constantine makes Constantinople the new imperial capital. |
| CE 395 |
The empire divided into eastern and western sections in an effort to keep order and discipline. |
| CE 410 |
Visigoths sacked Rome. Roman legions come back from Britain to help fend off the Visigoths. |
| CE 451 to 455 |
Huns raided Gaul and Italy. Vandals sack Rome. |
| CE 476 |
Last emperor, Romulus Augustulus, is gone. The Roman empire is completely over. |