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Founding of Rome
April 21, 753 BC Story of Romulus and Remus founding the city of Rome. -
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Rome Becomes a Republic
509 BC Rome is now ruled by senators and becomes a republican government after expelling its final king, Tarquinius Superbus. -
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First Aqueduct is Built
312 BC The first aqueduct, Aqua Appia, is built. Aqueducts revolutionize life for the Roamns, bringing water to public baths, latrines, fountains, private homes, etc. They served as social hubs and a source of civic pride. -
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Rome Issues Coins
280 BC A common currency is instituted throughout the Republic, called As. They were made of bronze and featured the bust of Janus as the head and the front of a galley (type of boat) as the tails. -
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First Gladiator Games
264 BC These first gladiator fights took place during the funeral of Junius Brutus, but eventually lost their connection to funerals and became a public spectacle. -
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The First Triumverate
59 BC The First Triumverate, a political alliance between Pompey, Ceasar, andCrassus, is formed. -
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Ceasar Becomes Dictator
45 BC Caesar takes power, ending the Roman Republic. -
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Caesar is Assassinated
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Begining of Germanic Attacks
375 AD The Huns move into Ortogoth territory, forcing the Visigoths to move south into Roman territory to avoid the Huns. -
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Theodosius Dies: Empire Splits
395 AD Theodosius dies, giving each of his sons half of the Empire, splitting it into the Byzantine Empire (East) and the Roman Empire (West). http://sitemaker.umich.edu/mladjov/files/romana395.jpg -
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Last Ruler of Rome
Primary Source
October 31, 475 AD Written in the Anonymus Valesianus -
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Romulus Abdicates: End of Roman Empire
Video on Why Rome Fell
September 4, 476 AD Western Rome falls to its Germanic invaders, ending its reign as a world power. -
Formation of Second Triumverate
November 26, 43 BC Octavian, Mark Antony, and Lepidus form the Second Triumverate as a legally established institution within the government. -
Fall of the Second Triumverate
33 BC The Second Triumverate was incredibly unstable, with the thre leaders detesting each other, officially dissolving after Octavian stripped Lepidus of his offices and sent him into exile.
