753 BC According to legend: founding of Rome by Romulus and Remus |
4. – 1. cent. BC Expansion of the republican city state: subjugation of Italy and the Mediterranean region Establishment of Provinces |
59 – 44 BC Caesar / Consulate / Conquest of Gaul / Dictatorship / Murder |
Beginning of the Imperial Era |
27 BC – 14 AD Augustus / Military monarchy in republican form |
14 – 37 AD Tiberius / Crucifixion of Christ |
41 – 54 AD Claudius / The Via Claudia Augusta is upgraded to become an Imperial road |
98 – 117 AD Trajan / The Imperium Romanum reaches its maximum dimension |
117 – 138 AD Hadrian / Visits Augusta Vindelicum / Augsburg |
3.century AD Soldier Emperors / Collapse of the monarchist central power |
379 – 395 AD Theodosius / Christianity becomes the state religion |
395 AD Division of the Empire: Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire until 1453 |
476 AD The last Western Roman Emperor is deposed by the Germanic tribes |
15 BC Conquest of the Roman foothills Provinces Rhaetia et Vindelicia |
14 BC Military base on the Lorenzberg in Abodiacum / Epfach |
13 – ca. 45 AD Settlement on the Auerberg / Damasia |
around 40 / 50 AD Kempten / Cambodunum becomes the capital of Rhaetia |
around 120 AD Augsburg / Augusta Vindelicum becomes the provincial capital |
2. century AD A network of farm estates (villae rusticae) is established, e.g. in Schwangau / Peiting / Kohlhunden / Schongau |
3. und 4. century AD Invasions of the Alemannic tribes |
beginning of the 5. century AD End of the Roman rule over the Alpine foothills |