January 16, 27 BCE★★★★★
Octavian receives the title Augustus, beginning the Roman Empire
The Senate grants Octavian the title Augustus; he becomes the first Roman emperor, inaugurating the Pax Romana.
PoliticsDynasty· Italy
Timeline
3 events1st century BCE
5th century
- September 4, 476★★★★★
Fall of the Western Roman Empire
Odoacer deposes Romulus Augustulus, the last Western Roman emperor, a conventional end of antiquity in Europe.
PoliticsDynasty· Italy
10th century
- February 2, 962★★★★★
Otto I crowned emperor, founding the Holy Roman Empire
Pope John XII crowns Otto I emperor in Rome, commonly regarded as the beginning of the Holy Roman Empire.
PoliticsDynasty· Germany, Italy