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According to tradition, on April 21, 753 B.C., Romulus and his twin brother, Remus, found Rome on the site where they were suckled by a she-wolf as orphaned infants.
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The Roman Republic was founded after the last Etruscan king that ruled Rome was overthrown. Rome's next government served as a representative democracy in the form of a republic. Initially, Rome's wealthiest families, the patricians, held power and only they could hold political or religious offices.
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The Twelve Tables was a set of laws inscribed on 12 bronze tablets created in ancient Rome.. They were the beginning of a new approach to laws which were now passed by government and written down so that all citizens might be treated equally before them.
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The Western Roman Empire officially ended when Emperor Romulus Augustulus was deposed by the Germanic King Odoacer
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Constantine defeated Licinius and took control of a reunited empire
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The Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which accepted Christianity: 10 years later, it had become the official religion of the Roman Empire.
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The Roman Empire was divided into an eastern half and a western half by the Emperor Diocletian.
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Ushered in by the ascension of Augustus as the first Roman emperor, this era of political stability and security lasted until the death of Marcus Aurelius
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It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is still the largest standing amphitheatre in the world today, despite its age. Construction began under the emperor Vespasian and was completed under his successor and heir, Titus.
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A fire started in the enormous Circus Maximus stadium in Rome. When the fire was finally extinguished six days later, 10 of Rome's 14 districts had burned.
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Caesar declared himself dictator for life. His increasing power and great ambition agitated many senators who feared Caesar aspired to be king.
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Caesar was stabbed 23 times by conspirators who believed themselves to be saviors of liberty and democracy. Instead, the daggers they thrust into Caesar dealt a fatal blow to the already wounded Roman Republic.
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Augustus came to power after the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE. In 27 BCE Augustus “restored” the republic of Rome, though he himself retained all real power as the princeps, or “first citizen,” of Rome.
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Pax Romana, a state of comparative tranquillity throughout the Mediterranean world from the reign of Augustus to the reign of Marcus Aurelius.