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264
264 B.C.
First Punic War begins -
476
A.D. 476
Western Roman Empire falls. -
31 B.C.
Octavian defeats the forces of Antony and Cleopatra. -
509 B.C.
Rome becomes a republic -
218 B.C.
In the Second Punic War, Hannibal invades Italy -
A.D. 284
Diocletian becomes emperor of Rome.