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| Legend says that he founded the city of Lavinium and merged two cultures - that of the Latins and that of the Etruscans. His parents were Anchises and Venus. |
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| The offspring of Mars and Rhea Silvia (a Vestal Virgin) who founded Rome. |
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| The Republic was established |
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| Appius Claudius (a censor) builds the Via Appia and the Aqua Appia |
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| Colonization and expansion; conquest of Italy |
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| Greek influence and the beginning of Latin literature |
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| Mediterranean Sea = 'mare nostrum' ("our sea" |
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| Assassination of Julius Caesar |
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| "Golden Age" of Latin literature |
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| Beginning of the Empire (Octavianus Augustus) |
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| "Crisis" (barbarian invasions; political instability) |
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| End of the rule of Romulus Augustulus (the last "Roman" emperor) |
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| Adoption of Christianity; capital to Constantinople (renamed) - early 4th century CE |
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| ruler of the Holy Roman Empire in the early 9th century CE |
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| Fall of Constantinople and the Eastern Roman Empire to the Turks |
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