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Augustus was the founder and first emperor of the Roman Empire.
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The Appian Way (Via Appia) was one of the earliest and most strategically important Roman roads.
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The highest elected official in the Roman Republic was the consul.
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Augustus (Octavian) became the first Roman Emperor in 27 BC after the fall of the Roman Republic.
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Nero is famously (though historically debated) said to have played the lyre during the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD.
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Latin was the official language of the Roman Empire, though Greek was widely spoken in the eastern provinces.
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The Colosseum, completed in 80 AD, could hold an estimated 50,000 to 80,000 spectators.
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Diocletian divided the empire in 286 AD to make it easier to govern.
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Theodosius I made Nicene Christianity the official state church of the Roman Empire in 380 AD.
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Pax Romana (Roman Peace) was a period of relative peace and stability from 27 BC to 180 AD.
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Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of senators on March 15, 44 BC.
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Constantine founded Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) in 330 AD as the new capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.
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Hadrian built Hadrian's Wall around 122 AD to defend the Roman province of Britannia from northern tribes.