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Julius Caesar was born July 13, 100 B.C.
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100
Caesar is murdered on March 15, 44 B.C.
First sign that Rome is going downhill. -
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Caesar becomes dictator for life in 45 B.C.
People in the Senate start to fear that Rome will turn into a dictatorship. -
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Augustus comes to power in 27 B.C.
Rome is transformed into a Monarchy. It is the height of Rome. -
Period: 234 to 476
Political instability in Rome.
Rome is falling. -
476
Rome falls. The Dark Ages begin.
Everybody is poor in Europe. -
Period: 476 to Jan 1, 1400
Dark Ages.
Everyone in Europe is poor and there is not much technological advancement or many new inventions. People are not worried about clothing because their main priority is to survive. -
Jan 1, 1400
The Renaissance begins around 1400.
Greece and Rome are reborn. Many advances in technology and new inventions. There is less poverty. People worry more about how they look now that they have some money to buy clothes. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
The Renaissance
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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Some women start to be concerned that their breasts sagged too much.
Something needed to be made to support the breasts. -
The corset is invented.
There is finally something that supports the breasts so that they don't seg. It can be used as an undergarment or an outer-garment. It is a big fashion statement because at first people think women who wear these are prostitutes. -
The corset is now worn all over Europe and Britain.
People who wear corsets are no longer looked at as prostitites. -
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Women's rights movement.
Women start to work outside the house. The corset is too restraining because they are made with whale bone and they are very stiff. -
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The industrial revolution.
Factories are made. Corsets are now made quickly and efficiently. -
The bra was patented.
It is a smaller and less restraining version of the corset. It can be mass produced and it is cheaper than a corset. It is good for a woman who works and wants to keep her breasts from sagging at the same time.
