Can you put these events as you would see them on a timeline? augustus becomes the first roman emperor (63 b. c) greece defeats persia in the persian war (492 b. c) athens begins the world’s first democracy(501 – 60 a. d) rome is founded ( 753 b. c) charlemagne is crowned emperor of western europe ( december 25, 800) gutenberg develops his printing press (868 a. d.) crusades battle for control of the holy land (november 1095) olmec forms the first civilization in america (1200 bce) ramses the great rules egypt (1279 to 1213 bce.) aztecs build their capital at tenochtitlan (1325 a. d) black death kills 25 million people in europe (october 1348- 1352) hammurabi issues a written code of laws (1792 b. c.) maya classic age begins in mexico (1800 b. c) sargon forms the world’s first empire (2350 bce) sumerians begin the first form of writing (3500 bce)