Main timelines

Roman Timeline: 
509 B.C. Rome becomes a republic 
264 B.C. first Punic war begins 

218 B.C. in the second Punic War Hannibal invades Italy
31 B.C. Octavian defeats the forces of Anthony and cleopatra
284 A.D. Diocletian becomes emperor of Rome
476 A.D. Western Roman Empire falls

Main Ideas

power and authority

Rome began as a republic, a government in which elected officials represent the people

eventually, absolute rulers called emperors seized power and expanded the empire

empire building

at its height, the Roman Empire touched three continents - Europe, Asia, and Africa

for several centuries, Rome brought peace and prosperity to its empire before its eventual collapse

religious and ethical systems

out of Judea rose a monotheistic, or single-god, the religion is known as Christianity

based on the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, it soon spread throughout Rome and beyond