Final Timeline

By amccarty-26
  • 336 BCE

    Alexander the Great

    Alexander the Great, former king of Macedonia, was one of the greatest military leaders in history and was very successful in expanding his empire.
  • 70 BCE

    Julius Caesar

    Julius Caesar was a Roman dictator who was known for being a strong, violent leader with great military strategies.
  • 23 BCE

    Augustus

    Augustus, also known as Octavian, was a leader of Rome. Augustus changed Rome from a republic to an empire, but he still continued republic beliefs and culture.
  • 284

    Diocletian

    Diocletian was a ruler of Rome who revamped Rome after a period of crisis. Diocletian ruled with co-emperors and he later divided the Roman Empire into separate sections for each emperor to rule.
  • 306

    Constantine

    Constantine was the first Christian emperor and was known for spreading Christianity not only to his empire, but also to the lands he conquered.
  • 527

    Justinian

    Justinian was an emperor of the Byzantine Empire and was a leader of the Christian Church. Justinian convinced many people to convert to Christianity and was very passionate about his faith.
  • 570

    Muhammad

    Muhammad was the prophet of God in the Islamic religion. Muhammad would travel all over to preach the Quran which was Islam's sacred scripture.
  • 768

    Charlemagne

    Charlemagne was the King of the Franks and an emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. He was known for uniting much of Western Europe and expanding his empire.
  • 1206

    Genghis Khan

    Genghis Khan was the leader of the Mongols and set off the most successful tactic to empire-building in all of history. There were many battles between the Mongols and other clan leaders, but eventually Khan united some of the other clans under his rule.
  • 1483

    Martin Luther

    Martin Luther was a monk who disagreed with the pope when the Catholic Church started selling indulgences. Luther was eventually banned from the Church and he later founded his own religion called Lutheranism.
  • 1509

    King Henry VIII

    King Henry VIII was the King of England who is well known for his six marriages and his break from the Catholic Church. There were more factors to the break but one of the major factors was Henry not being allowed to divorce his first wife under the Catholic Church.