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Cleopatra and Antony Commit Suicide, Octavian Sole Ruler
Cleopatra SuicideAntony hears a false rumor that his love, Cleopatra was dead, pushing him to commut suicide. Cleopatra does the logical thing and kills herself (rumored to have done it by allowing a cobra to bite her) too in order to avoid Octavian and what he would do with the defeated queen. This left Octavian to be the sole ruler of Rome in 30 BC. Later, Octavian becomes known as Augustus. -
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Tiberius Becomes Tribune
Tiberius Gracchus By Plutarch
Tiberius becomes people's tribunes by election in 133 BC. His plans for holding office dealt with redistribution of land to the poor. -
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Romulus and Remus
Legend about the founding of Rome. Two brothers said to found a new city and disputed over which hill to build it. Romulus comes out the winner and builds his city after Remus was slain, naming the city Rome. This legend is said to occur around 750 BC. -
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The Revolt Against King Tarquin
Rape of Lucretia by Sextus TarquiniusIn 510 BC, there was a revolt against the hated King Tarquin. After the son of the king raped the wife of a nobleman, and this offence seen as too great, a revolt was formed against him lead by Lucies Iunius Brutus. This revolt lead to the first formations of a Republic. -
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The First Punic War
Beginning of the long conflicts between Rome and Carthage from 264-241 BC. This war was one of the first that showed Rome's strength in naval fighting, letting other nations know to be scared of what Rome could do. Although Rome came out the victor, both partakers were financially exhausted. -
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The Formation of the First Triumvirate
Pompey, Caesar and Crassus form the first Triumvirate which could be described as an alliance of the three main popular politicians. This triumvirate was formed around 60 BC. -
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Tiberius is Clubbed to Death
Tiberius did not have a good chance of being relected because many of his rural voters were busy with the harvest, and all of his pollitical allies and fellow tribunes had abandoned him. In 134 BC, after losing the election, he and 300 of his supporters were clubbed to death. -
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Pompey and Crassus as Consuls
Pompey and Crassus ran for Consuls at the same time and were both elected in 70 BC. -
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Caesar Elected Consul
Julius Caesar, along with the help of his new partners, was elected Consul. Because Crassus and Pompey helped get Caesar get elected around 70 BC, they knew that their parntnership was powerful. As a symbol of this partnership, Pompey married Caesar's daughter Julia in the following year. -
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Pompey Sole Consul in Rome
After Caesar and Crassus leave Rome physically for other duties, Pompey is elected the sole Consul, leaving him as essentially the sole dictator in 52 BC. -
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Caesar Becomes Dictator
In 47 BC, Caesar was back in Rome and formally appointed dictator after taking down Pompey and his two sons. His effects as dictator still have effects the modern world. -
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Caesar is Murdered
Caesar AssassinatedMark Antony offers Caesar the crown as king of Rome. Declining, Caesar, with reluctance, continues as dictator of Rome. Gaius and Brutus plot to kill Caesar, and after urging him to join a petition meeting, stabbed him to death in the back. This murder happened around 44 BC. -
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Formation of the Second Triumvirate
Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian name themselves joint rulers of the Republic of Rome after all serving as consuls in 43 BC. -
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Antony and His Lovers
Antony falls in love wth Cleopatra and lives with her in Egypt. However, to avoid war with Octavian, Antony married Octavian's sister Octavia. This problematic love triangle took place between 42-39 BC. -
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Antony Chooses his Lover
Antony openly rebuked his marriage to Octavia and decides he truly loves Cleopatra in 32 BC. Octavian now was able to declare war on Egypt.
