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509 BCE
The 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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44 BCE
Julia Ceaser is assassinated
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38 BCE
Emperor Caligula''s reign begins
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27
Augustus becomes the first emperor of Rome
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64
Great fire of Rome
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80
Construction of the Colosseum is completed
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Period: 96 to 180
Age of the five Good Emperors
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165
Antonine Plague
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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