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(450 BCE) Twelve Tables of Roman Law are written.
This idea occured in Rome. It is important, because if the "Twelve Tables" were not written, the people of Rome would not have many Rights and Laws and if that happened it could cause problems later on. -
(270 BCE) Romans control all of Italy.
This event occured in Italy. The Romans were very much involved. This event is important, because this is a large part of their history. If this event did not happen, the Romans might have not gotten another chance to take control over taly. -
(202 BCE) Hannibal crosses the Alps with troops on elephants to attack Rome but has to turn back and is defeated at Carthage.
Hannibal is considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. His influence to do this was, that he was informed of the Roman politics and that he thought this would be the best time to attack Rome. This is important, because Hannibal did not want to let anyone down, since he is one of the greatest military commanders. -
(60 BCE) Julius Caesar and two other powerful generals take control of the Roman Government.
Julius Caesar and the two other powerful generals were influenced to take over the Roman government, because I feel they wanted to gain more power. This is important, because since they took control now there are more people that would be on their side, which makes them more powerful, to anyone who would try to harm them. -
(49 BCE) Julius Caesar seizes complete control of Rome as a dictator.
During Caesar's absence he was confirmed Dictator. Caesar loved Rome more than anything and wanted to do everything he could to make it the best place to be. Since he was the Dictator, everyone listened to him, and respected him as he did them. This is important, because without Caesar Rome could have fallen apart. -
(44 BCE) Julius Caesar is assassinated on the Ides of March.
The assnation of Julius Caesar, the "dictator for life," was on the Ides of March. He was murdered by his own senators, including his "friend" Marcus Brutus. This event is important, because the death of Caesar affected many citizens of Rome, they were all heart broken, he was their leader. -
(31 BCE) Marc Antony and Cleopatra commit suicide, leaving Octavian as strongest ruler.
I feel that part of the reason they commited suicide was, because of Caesars assassination. This is important, because they both loved Caesar and wanted him to live as long a they did, but unfortunatly no one lived that long. -
(3 BCE) Approximate date of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Many people celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, on December 25. Jesus Christ is the founder of Christianity, which is a very well known religion. It is important, becasue many people are Christian and learn about and from Jesus Christ.
