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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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44 BCE
JULIUS CAESAR IS ASSASINATED
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27 BCE
AUGUSTUS BECOMES THE FIRST EMPEROR
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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 COLOSSEUM 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