Name ________________________________
Date ________________________
Cohort ____________________________
Ancient Rome Timeline
Directions: Follow the steps below to complete your timeline. Use the example being projected to help you as you work.
This is your homework if it is not complete in class.
Step #1
On a blank piece of printer paper, turn in horizontally and label it “Ancient Rome” across the top. Then place your name
and date on the back of it.
Step #2
Draw a straight line across the front of the paper in the middle of the page.
Step #3
Using a ruler, mark every inch across the line starting at the very edge of the paper.
Step #4
On the first mark on the left side of the line, label it 800 B.C.E. Then, along all of the 1 inch marks, label them by every 1
inch = 200 years (note: these dates are B.C.E., so numbers go backwards). Label the scale on the paper.
Step #5
Put each of the dates below on your timeline where they appropriately fit. Make sure you have 10 events.
753 B.C.E. Founding of Rome by Romulus
509 B.C.E. Overthrowing of the Etruscan king
46 B.C.E. Julius Caesar became dictator for life
44 B.C.E. Julius Caesar was stabbed to death
27 B.C.E. Augustus became the first Roman emperor
33 C.E.
Jesus was crucified
312 C.E.
Constantine converted to become a Christian
380 C.E.
Theodosius made Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire
395 C.E.
Roman Empire was split into two parts; Western and Eastern
476 C.E.
German barbarians conquered Rome
Step #6
Use colors and add the following eras to your timeline. You must use 5 different colors to indicate each time period. Be
sure to label each era (time period).
753 B.C.E. - 509 B.C.E. Roman Monarchy
509 B.C.E. - 27 B.C.E.
Roman Republic
27 B.C.E. - 395 C.E.
Unified Roman Empire
395 C.E. - 476 C.E.
The Western Roman Empire
395 C.E. - 1453 C.E.
The Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire
Step #7
Answer the following questions on the back of your timeline.
1.) Who died first, Jesus or Julius Caesar?
2.) Which Roman era lasted the longest: the Roman monarchy, the Roman republic, the
Western Roman Empire or the Byzantine Empire?
3.) Did Jesus live during the Roman Republic or the Roman Empire?
4.) According to this timeline, what led to the end of the Roman monarchy?
5.) According to this timeline, what led to the end of the Western Roman Empire?
Bonus: 6.) According to this timeline, how long did it take for Christianity to become an acceptable religion?
Bonus: 7.) Was Julius Caesar a Christian? How do you know?
= Roman Monarchy
= Roman Republic
= The Western Roman Empire
= The Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire
0
200 AD
400 AD
A.D. 476
German
barbarians
conquered Rome
200 BC
A.D. 380 Theodosius
made Christianity the
state religion of the
Roman Empire
400 BC
A.D. 33
Jesus was
crucified
600 BC
46 B.C. - Julius
Caesar became
dictator for life
800 BC
A.D. 395 Roman
Empire was split into
two parts; Western
and Eastern
A.D. 312 Constantine
converted to become a
Christian
27 B.C. Augustus
became the first
Roman emperor
44 B.C. -Julius
Caesar was stabbed
to death
509 B.C.
Overthrowing of
the Etruscan king
753 B.C. Founding
of Rome by Romulus
Ancient Rome Timeline
600 AD
800 AD
1000 AD
= Unified Roman Empire
Scale
1 in. = 200 years
1200 AD
Answers to the Questions
1.) Julius Caesar died first.
2.) The Byzantine Empire lasted the longest.
3.) Jesus lived during the Roman Empire.
4.) Overthrowing the Etruscan king led to the end of the Roman monarchy.
5.) German barbarians conquering Rome led to the end of the Western Roman Empire.
Bonus:
6.) It took 347 years for Christianity to become an acceptable religion.
Bonus:
7.) Julius Caesar was not a Christian because he died before Jesus was even alive.