Timeline Project
, Ancient Greece (800 BCE-146 CE) or Rome
(753 BCE- 1453 CE) or China (7000 BCE-
220 CE) or India (2700 BCE- 510 CE)
• Ancient Rome (753 BCE- 1453 CE)
• Rome was founded in 800 B.C. by Romulus
• Julius Caesar becomes ruler of Rome in 45 B.C.
by defeating Pompey in the civil war
• Nero burned down Rome and Blamed Christians
• Rome splits into two empires
• ARTIFACT: SWORD AND SCABBARD-60 B.C.
The head of the sword is the first surviving image
of the Celtic warrior. Sword is named after the
famous Celtic site. First example in the museum
collection.