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509 BCE
roman republic id 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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44 BCE
Julius caesar is assassinated
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38 BCE
Emperor Caligula's reign begins
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27 BCE
Augustus becomes the first emperor of Rome
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64
great fire of Rome
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80
construction of the Closseum is completed
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96
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