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753 BCE
founding of Rome
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264 BCE
Rome controls all of Italy
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Period: 264 BCE to 146 BCE
The punic Wars with Carthage
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146 BCE
Romans take over and start ruling Greece
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Period: 133 BCE to 31 BCE
Rome expands throughout the Mediterranean region
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59 BCE
Caesar becomes consul
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30 BCE
Anthony and Cleopatra commit suicide
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27 BCE
Octavian becomes first Roman emperor and Rome becomes an empire
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14
Augustus dies