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716 BC Roman
legend marks this as the date that Romulus ended his rule.
715 BC Start of the reign of Roman
King Numa Pompilius
.
3 Five German tribes are unified by Marbod, King of the Marcomanni. The unification of the five tribes represents a direct threat to Rome
.
4 Signature of a pact of non-aggression and friendship between the Roman Empire, represented by Tiberius
, and the German tribe the Cherusci, represented by their King Segimer. Arminius
and Flavus, sons of Segimer, were brought into the Roman army as the Leaders of the auxiliary troops.
6 Iudaea and Moesia
become Roman
provinces; Syria is guarded by legions X ''Fretensis'', III ''Gallica'', VI ''Ferrata'', and XII ''Fulminata''.
7 The Illyria
ns revolt against Roman
rule.
7 Pannonia
ns revolt with Dalmatia
ns and Illyria
n tribes against Roman
rule.
8 Roman
general
Tiberius
defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus.
14 Tiberius
succeeds his stepfather Augustus as Emperor of the Roman Empire.
14 A census
indicates that there are 4,973,000 Roman
citizens.
16 Born
20 Galba
is a Roman
praetor
.
24 Roman
war against Numidia
and Mauretania
ends.
26 The Emperor Tiberius
retires to Capri, leaving the praetorian prefect
Sejanus
in charge of both Rome
and the Empire
.
29 Romans
capture Sofia
.
30 The Romans
founded the city of Tournai in Belgium
.
40 Noricum and Mauretania
are incorporated into the Roman Empire.
44 Mauretania
becomes a Roman
province
.
44 The Isle of Rhodes
returns to the Roman Empire.
45 Salzburg (Juvavum) is awarded the status of a Roman
''municipium''
50 Londinium is founded by the Romans
, taking over as capital of the local Roman province, from Colchester (approximate date)
50 Caratacus
is captured after the Roman
victory by the govenor Ostorius Scapula at the Battle of Caer Caradoc.
50 Romans
learn the use of soap from the Gauls.
60 The Rhoxolani are defeated on the Danube
by the Romans
.
61 Celtic
revolt in Britain
led by Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni. She is defeated in the Battle of Watling Street and killed by the Roman
governor, Suetonius Paulinus.
66 Jewish revolt against the Roman Empire. The Zealots take Jerusalem
and the Sicarii capture the fortress of Masada
.
68 Lucius Clodius Macer revolts against Nero
, emperor of the Roman Empire.
68 Last year covered by Tacitus
' ''Annals'', a history of the Roman Empire.
70 Romans
make a punitive expedition against Garamantes
- they are forced to have an official relationship with the Empire.
70 Annexation of the island of Samothrace by the Roman Empire under Vespasian
.
70 Roman
general
and future Roman Emperor
, Titus
, destroys the Jewish
Temple in Jerusalem
, leaving erect only the famous Western Wall. Rome
stations troops in Jerusalem
and abolishes the Jewish high priesthood and Sanhedrin
. This becomes known as the Fall of Jerusalem, a conclusive event in the First Jewish-Roman War
. Following this event, the Jewish religious leadership moves from Jerusalem
to Jamnia (present day Yavne), and the destruction is mourned annually as the Jewish fast of Tisha B'Av.
71 The Romans
establish a fortress at York (Eboracum)
, as a base for their northern forces. Initially established solely for the legion ''IX Hispania'', expansion later included public housing, baths and temples.
71 Mithraism begins to spread throughout the Roman Empire.
72 First Jewish-Roman War
- The Roman
s lay siege to Masada
, a desert fortress held by Jew
ish victims of the Sicarii.
73 The Roman
s capture Masada
, one of the last battles of the First Jewish-Roman War
. Surviving defenders commit mass suicide when defeat becomes imminent.
74 Reattachment of the Black Forest region to the Roman Empire.
78 Romans
conquer the Ordovices, located in present-day northern Wales
, as well as the Silures.
106 Petra
becomes part of the Roman Empire.
114 The kingdom of Osroene
becomes a vassal kingdom of the Roman Empire.
116 Roman Emperor Trajan
completes his invasion of Parthia
by capturing the cities of Seleucia
, Babylon
, Ctesiphon
and Susa
, marking the high-water mark of the Roman Empire's eastern expansion.
117 Emperor Trajan dies, leaving the Roman Empire at its maximal territorial extent.
118 Osroene
is returned to native rule by the Roman Empire.
135 Died
164 Ctesiphon
is captured by the Romans
, but returned to the Parthia
ns after the end of the war.
167 Germanic tribe Marcomanni
waged war against the Romans
at Aquileia
.
211 The city of York
becomes the capital of Britannia Inferior, a northern province
of the Roman Empire.
214 The kingdom of Osroene
becomes a province
of the Roman Empire.
226 A merchant from the Roman Empire called "Qin Lun" by the Chinese
, arrived in Jiaozhi (near modern Hanoi
) and was taken to see Sun Quan
, the Wu Emperor, who requested him to make a report on his native country and people. He was given an escort for the return trip including a present of ten male and ten female "blackish-coloured dwarfs." However, the officer in charge of the Chinese escort died on the way and Qin Lun had to continue his journey home alone. See: An annotated translation of the ''Weilue''.
227 Roman Empire - Seius Sallustius
is executed for attempted murder of his son-in-law Emperor
Alexander Severus
. Sallustius' daughter, as well Alexander's wife, Sallustia Orbiana, is exiled in Lybia.
230 Ardashir I of Persia invades the Roman
province of Mesopotamia. Roman emperor
Alexander goes east to fight off the Persians.
251 A fifteen-year plague begins in the Roman Empire.
256 Goths
invade Asia Minor. Dacia
is lost for the Roman Empire.
258 Gaul
, Britain
and Spain
break off from the Roman Empire to form the Gallic Empire
260 Syria
, Egypt
and Palestine break off from the Roman Empire to form the Persian-supported Palmyran Empire.
267 Goths
launch one of the first major barbarian invasions of the Roman Empire.
274 The Gallic Empire
(Gaul
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