Fall of the Empire

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  • 88 BCE

    88-85 BCE

    First Civil War between Marius and Sulla.
  • 83 BCE

    83-81 BCE

    Sulla comes back from the East and launches his second march on Rome
  • 58 BCE

    58-51 BCE

    Julius Cesar conquers Gaul that was a big territory of the Roman Empire.
  • 53 BCE

    53 BCE

    Crassus dies, breaking the rivalry between Cesar and Pompey.
  • 49 BCE

    49 BCE

    Senate orders Cesar to disband his army, he doesn't do that and crosses the Rubicon starting a Civil War with Pompey
  • 31 BCE

    31 BCE

    Octavian defeats Mark Anthony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium, left Octavian as leader of Rome.
  • 27 BCE

    27 BCE

    Octavian takes the name as Augustus, becoming the first emperor and ending the Roman Republic.