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The first ever settlement of Athens was created around this time.
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The city of Sparta was founded around this time.
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According to legend, the city of Rome was founded by the brothers Romulus and Remus in this year
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Draco, a tyrant who would create a strict code of laws for Athens, was born.
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Solon, a tyrant who would take over Athens and work for reform, was born.
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Athens, the Greek city later to be known for being the first democracy, was officially deemed a city.
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Greece goes to war with Persia.
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The city of Athens developes the world's first type of democracy; a direct democracy.
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The Persian Wars come to a close, the winner was Greece.
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The Peloponnesian league and the Delian League go to war.
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Athens flourished under the rule of the leader Pericles
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The Peloponnesian wars end, Sparta and it's allies are victorious.
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The Greek city-states were taken over by King Phillip of Macedon, leading to the official end of them.
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The Hellenistic age, which is characterized by the mixing of Greek and Roman cultures, begins.
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The first Punic War, which took place between Rome and Carthage, begins.
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The first Punic War ends and Rome is victorious.
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The second Punic War begins between Rome and Carthage.
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The second Punic War ends, and Rome is victorious once more.
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The third Punic War begins between Rome and Carthage.
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The final Punic War ends with the destruction of Carthage.
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Julius Caesar, a man who would be deemed dictator of Rome for life, was born.
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Augustus Caesar (Octavian) was born, and he would become the first emperor or Rome.
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The First Triumvirate was formed between Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey.
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Julius Caesar's troops go to war in Gaul and it ends with Julius taking it over for Rome.
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The First Triumvirate falls.
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Julius Caesar was deemed dictator or Rome for life.
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Julius Caesar was killed on the Ides of March, bringing an end to his rule.
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Augustus defeated Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide this year.
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The Pax Romana, also known as the golden age of Rome, began.
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Jesus of Nazareth, who would end up being the Father of Christianity, was born around this time.
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Augustus died, marking the end of his rule.
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Christianity, one of the most popular religions of the world, was created in the first century.
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The Pax Romana, also known as the Golden Age of Rome, ends.
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Constantine was born, who would become emperor of Rome
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Emperor Constantine accepted the Christian religion,leading to the rest of Rome ceasing their punishment of Christians.
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Christianity replaces Roman Mythology as the official religion of the Roman Empire.
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Emperor Constantine moved the Roman capital to Byzantium, which he renamed Constantinople. which lead to the creation of the Byzantine Empire.
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The Roman Empire fell due to the lack of a ruler.
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Justinian, who would be known as the best emperor of the Byzantine Empire, was born.
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The Hagia Sophia, one of the best known pieces of Byzantine architecture, was built.
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Justinian codifies Roman laws and uses them as the law system of the Byzantine Empire.
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The Byzantine Empire's rein ends.