1. The era of ancient Rome began in 752 BCE and ended in 476 CE.2. The history of ancient Rome can be divided into three periods: the monarchy, the republic, and the empire.3. The monarchy period began in 753 BCE and ended in 509 BCE, marking the founding of Rome and the rule of its early kings.4. In 509 BCE, Rome established a republic, concluding the monarchy period.5. In 27 BCE, Augustus became the first emperor of the Roman Empire, signaling the transition from the republic to the empire.6. The imperial era was split into two parts, the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire, which were officially divided in 395 CE.7. In 476 CE, Romulus Augustulus, the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, was deposed by the German chieftain Odoacer, leading to the fall of the Western Roman Empire.8. Although the Western Roman Empire fell, the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire, continued to exist until its fall to the Ottoman Turks in 1453.9. The Eastern Roman Empire was a part of the Roman Empire, but the term “ancient Rome” typically does not encompass the medieval history.