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509 BCE
Roman republic is founded
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449 BCE
the law of the 12 tables is instituted
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218 BCE
hannibal invites italy
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73 BCE
the spartacus slave uprising
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45 BCE
julius Caesar becomes dictator
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44 BCE
Julius caesar is assassinated
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27 BCE
Augustus becoumes the first empire of Rome
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38
Emperor caligulas reign begins
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64
Great fire of rome
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80
construction of the colosseim is completed
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96
age of the five good emperors beginning
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165
Antonine plague
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180
age of the five good emperors end
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330
Capital of the Empire is moved to constantinople
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380
Empire converts to christianity
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410
Sack of Rome