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Rome Begun
753 BC. Rome was created when two twin brother Romulus and Remulus were abandoned by their parents. It was believed that they were tossed by their parents into the Tiber River. When Romulus and Remulus became adults they wanted to build a city. There was alot of dissagreement be Romulus and Remulus about the location of the city. Romulus then killed his brother Remulus -
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Rome Becomes a Rupblic
509 BC. Roman was developed into the big city empire, ruled by king at the beginning. In 509 BC Romans formed a new structure of government- The Republic. The roman structure was followed partly over centuries in the different countries. The Roman republic starts when the roman overthrew their Etruscan conqueror. Etruscan had ruled Romans for hundreds of years. They setup the new government once they were freed from Etruscan dominion. -
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The Social War
91 BC. For decades, Rome's allies in Italy had been trying to obtain Roman citizenship, but the senate had stubbornly refused. In 91 BC conflict broke out. The conflict was known as the Social War,from socius, the Latin word for ally. In the end, the Italian rebels were defeated but only after the senate had finally agreed to to give them citizenship, -
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The First Triumvirate
60 BC. Among those who helped bring an end to the republic were Julius Caeser, Gnaeus Pompey, and Licinius Crassus. Caeser and Pompewy wer both successful military commanders who had added huge amounts of territory to the republic. In the east, Pompey had conquered Syria and parts of Asia Minor. In 60 BC the three took over Roman Republic as the First Triumvirate, or rule of three men. -
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The Second Triumvirate
43 BC. Caeser's murder did not, however, save the republic. In the 43 BC the Second Triumvirate, composed of Caeser's adopted son and heir, Octavian,and a loyal officer named Marc Anthony, and the high priest named Lepidus, took power. Soon Lepidus was pushed aside as Antony and Octavian agreed to govern half the empire each. Octavian governed the west and Anthony in the east. -
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The Augustan Age
27 BC. For more than 40 years Augustus remained at the head of the state. This very long reign made possible a smooth transitionto the new imperial goverment. Augustus divided the power to rule Rome and its empire between himself and the senate. However, most financial and administrative matters came under Augustus's control. -
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The Good Emperors
96 AD. A new line of emperors established itself on the Roman throne. Called the Good Emperors, these five rulers governed Rome for almost a century. Almost all of the Good Emperoras were from the provinces rather than from Rome. Consequnetly, they cotinued opening up Roman imperial society by admitting more members of the province elites into the senate and the imperial administration. -
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The Punic Wars
264 BC. Violence broke out between Roe and Carthage. The beginning of the First Punic War. The First Punic war was fought mostly at sea and Carthage had a powerful navy that dominatedthe fighting ealry on. Soon, however, the romans built a navy of their own and were able to defeat Carthage. -
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Civil War
88 BC. The Social War revealed that talent of one general in particular, the ambitious Lucius Cornelius Sulla, who became consul in 88 BC. During Sulla's consulship, Marius and his supporters defied Roman custom by trying to prevent Sulla from taking a military command. Sulla responded by marching on Rome with his legions. -
Period: 100 to 180
The Pax Romana
27 BC-AD 180. 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 or Roman Peace. Several essential traits, such as stable goverment, a strong legal system, widespread trade, and, most importantly, peace characterized this long era. During the Pax Romana the smooth working of the imperial goverment was seldom interrupted by war or invasion.
