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753 BCE
Rome was first founded
According to legend, Ancient Rome was founded by the two demi-gods Romulus and Remus they had decided that to figure out where to put Rome and who would rule they would fight to the death. Obviously Romulus won and named the city after himself. -
364 BCE
The Battle of Cynoscephalae
This was the war that made Rome the prominent power in the world. Titus Flamininus defeated Philip V. This battle was important because these were the successors of Alexander the Great -
49 BCE
Caesars Civil War
Julius Caesar and his men rose up in a civil war against Pompey the Great who was the current leader of Rome. The war lasted 4 years till Caesar won and became the new leader of Rome. -
80
The Colosseum First opened
The colosseum had room to seat 25k and stand 20k more the Romans were also obsessed with the blood and gore
In 1 series of games 5000 people and 11,000 animals were slaughtered. When the colosseum was built rome had over 1m people (london was the next city in the 1900’s to reach this size) -
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Map of Rome 117
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128
Hadrians Wall was built in the UK
This was also known as the 'Roman Wall' and was the northernmost part of the Roman Empire. Some of the wall still stands today. -
1519
Holy Roman Empire 1519
Compared to the first map you can see that by this time Rome has lost a lot of its territory it is 1342 years later in this map -
Start Roman Republic (18th Century)
This Roman Republic was a client republic under french directory
unlike the republic in 509 BC when the Romans first became free and started their own government. -
End Roman Republic
No one really supported the republic so it didn't last very long. When The Kingdom of Napals invaded Rome at this time they took it back and Pope Pius VII -
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Bombing of Rome in WWII
Rome being bombed was extremely controversial, because even though it had only been Italy's capital for 70 years it had 2,500 year old architecture inside of it and also housed the Vatican City which was neutral, but the British War Cabinet didn't see it as a crime against humanity. -
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Olympics in Rome
Rome won the bidding in 1960 after previously losing in 1906 after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius -
Hadrians wall now
Some of the wall still remains and it is considered Britian's largest Roman artifact and is also regarded as a British cultural Icon
