This document provides an overview of the history of Rome from its founding through the fall of the Western Roman Empire. It discusses the seven kings of Rome's monarchy (753-510 BC) and the establishment of the Roman Republic (510-30 BC). It then outlines some of the major events and expansion of the Roman Republic through the Punic Wars and conflicts with neighboring territories. The rise of the Roman Empire under Augustus and the dynasties that followed are presented. The document concludes with the division of the Empire in 395 AD and the eventual fall of the Western Roman Empire. Maps and images are included to illustrate places, people and aspects of Roman military organization.