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The story of Romulus and Remus was that the twins of Mars, Romulus and Remus, were put in a basket and left in the River Tiber to die. A wolf took them in and they were later raised by a shepherd. When they grew up, they founded cities, and Remus was later killed by his brother Romulus.
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Romans overthrow Etruscan conquerors and establish a republic. Citizens could elect representatives to rule on their behalf.
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Hannibal of Carthage led an attack on an independent city allied with Rome. This caused the Second Punic War to break out. His huge army including elephants were marched through the Alps into Italy.
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Spartacus the Gladiator led a slave uprising that defeated Roman forces over 6 times.
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Caesar led his army across the Rubicon River and marched on Rome after the Senate ordered Caesar to disband his army.
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Pompey is defeated in a civil war. Julius Caesar becomes the supreme ruler of Rome, causing the end of the Roman Republic.
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Julius Caesar is assassinated by Marcus Brutus on March 15 and other friends hoping to bring back the republic, but rather causing a civil war.
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Octavius appoints himself "Augustus", which means the first emperor.
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Nero sets Rome on fire and blames Christians.
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Mt. Vesuvius, erupted. Pompeii was buried in ash, trapping residents but preserving their homes and artwork.
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The Colosseum was built in 80 AD which was celebrated with 100 days of games
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A long wall in northern England is built to keep out Barbarians
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Marcus Aurelias dies. Rome fell into a period of political instability and violence. Each emperor was successively overthrown or assassinated.
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Diocletian seized power and declared himself the new emperor of Rome. One of his orders was to split the Roman Empire in two. He gave the western half to his colleague, Maximian and kept the eastern part for himself
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Rome becomes a Christian empire. Previously, Rome persecuted the Christians.
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Theodosius proclaims Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire
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Visigoths sack Rome for the first time in 800 years.
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