Question: what were the major events that led rome from a republic to an empire?
Answer: 753 BC - The city of Rome is founded. ...  509 BC - Rome becomes a republic. ...  218 BC - Hannibal invades Italy. ...  73 BC - Spartacus the gladiator leads the slaves in an uprising. 45 BC - Julius Caesar becomes the first dictator of Rome. ...  44 BC - Julius Caesar is assassinated on the Ides of March by Marcus Brutus.