45 B.C. Julius Caesar declares himself Dictator of Rome.
44 B.C. Julius Caesar is assassinated.
17 B.C. Octavian becomes Caesar Augustus - First Emperor of Rome.
13 A.D. Roman Empire reaches the Danube.
14 A.D. Augustus dies. Tiberius becomes emperor.
33 Jesus is crucified.
37 Tiberius dies. Caligula becomes emperor.
41 Caligula assassinated. Claudius becomes emperor.
43 Claudius invades Britain.
50 Londonium becomes the capital of Roman province Britannia.
54 Claudius dies. Nero becomes emperor.
60 Britannia - Romans quell the revolt led by Celtic Queen Boudicca.
64 Nero sets city of Rome on fire and blames Christians.
68 Nero commits suicide.
68-69 Flavian Dynasty Begins.
Year of the 4 Emperors: Galba, Otto, Vitallius and Vespasian becomes emperor.
69 Emperor Vespasian - beginning of the Flavian Dynasty
70 Titus,(son of Vespasian), destroys Jerusalem.
79 Vesuvius erupts. Destroys Pompeii and Herculaneum.
79 Colosseum completed.
