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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 invades 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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27 BCE
augustus becomes the first emporer of rome
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38
emporer caligulas reign begins
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64
great fire of rome
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80
construction of the colosseum is completed
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165
antonnie plague
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330
capital of the empire is moved to constanople
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380
emporer converts to christianity
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410
sack of rome
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age of the five good emporers