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Constantine
After order was not restored until 312 when Constantine, the son of one of the original Caesars, was proclaimed the new emperor by his troops and put an end to the fighting. In honor of him, they built a new capital called, Constantinople. -
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Rome becomes and empire
After order was not restored until 312 when Constantine, the son of one of the original Caesars, was proclaimed the new emperor by his troops and put an end to the fighting. In honor of him, they built a new capital called, Constantinople. -
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The Triumvirates
60 BC. The First Triumvirate was established in 60 BC. It was made up of Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompey, and Licinius Crassus. After the other two members died in 44 BC, Julius Caesar was made dictator. After his murder, the Second Triumvirate was made. It was composed of Octavian, Marc Antony, and Lepidus. -
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Unter Etruscan Rule
Around 616 BC, Rome came under the rule of the Etruscans of northern Italy. From evidence found at Etruscan cemeteries, scholars belive that they were great metalworkers and jewelrs whose culture had been heavily influenced by Greece. According to historians, the Etruscans ruled Rome until 509 BC, when the Romans revolted and threw out the last king. In place of the monarchy, the Romans established a new type of government, a Republic, in which elected officials governed the state. -
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The Pax Romana
The period from the beginning of Augustus's reign in 27 BC until the death of the last of the Good Emperors in AD 180 is often called the Pax Romana. Pax Romana means Roman Peace. Several essential traits, such as stable government, a strong legal system, widespread trade, and peace characterized this long era. During the Pax Romana the smooth working of the imperial government was seldom interrupted by war or invasion. -
Dec 3, 753
Romulus establishes the city of Rome.
According to the legend, Romulus and Remus, were twin brothers who were raised a by a she-wolf, founded the city of Rome in 753 BC. Whether or not the legend is true the people who built Rome were members of an Indo-European tribe known as the Latins who reached Italy in the 1000s BC. Under the Latins control Rome grew into a busy city. The city prospered some from its location along the Tiber. This location not only lay across some vaulable trade routes in taly but had easy access to sea. -
The messiah
Jesus of Nazareth is said to have been the Messiah, he taught the works of God and was born of a virgin blessed by God himself. -
66-70 AD
Roman sacked Jerusalem and killed thousands of Jews, destroyed the SEcond Temple, leaving part of the western wall intact. -
A new power
Constantine, son of St. Helena becomes emporer of all rome, he later influences mankind more than just about any other man on earth.
