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Rome was supposedly founded by twins Romulus and Remus. They were taken in by a she-wolf.
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The Roman Republic began after the overthrow of Tarquinius which was the last king of Rome.
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The first Roman law code was written on 12 bronze tablets and displayed for people to see.
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Rome was falling into a period of political instability. Diocletian set out to restore the empire.
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Spartacus leads slaves to an uprising after defeating the soldiers along with the other gladiators.
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Julius Ceasar and Pompey were two consuls. Julius Ceasar had Pompey murdered in Egypt and then named himself dictator.
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Julius is stabbed multiple times by multiple people including his close friend, Brutus, on the ides of March.
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The Roman empire begins as Ceasar Agustus becomes the first Roman Emperor.
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The city of Rome is on fire as the emperor Nero supposedly watches and plays the lyre.
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The Colosseum is built. It seated 50,000 spectators.
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The emperor Constantine saw a vision of a cross that he thought was saying that he would win. He believed that Jesus helped him when and since he was the Emperor, others started to believe.
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Theodosius declares Christianity to be the major religion of the Roman empire.
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The fall of Rome was a long process of decline. Rome was very divided and failed to enforce its rules.
