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509 BCE
Rome becomes a Republic
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264 BCE
First Punic War begins
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60 BCE
First triumvirate formed
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49 BCE
Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon River
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44 BCE
Julius Caesar is murdered in the Forum
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43 BCE
Second triumvirate formed
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31 BCE
Octavian is Victorious at the Battle of Actium
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27 BCE
Augustus Caesar begins his rule
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41
Caligula is assassinated
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54
Claudius is poisoned and Nero becomes emperor
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64
Great Fire of Rome
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79
Mount Vesuvius erupts and buries Pompeii
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80
Construction of the Coliseum is Completed
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313
Edict of Milan
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330
Constantine makes Constantinople the capital
