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The Appian Way was one of the earliest and most important roads in the Roman republic. It connect Rome to Apulia, Brindisi, and southeast Italy.
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Shortly after the Roman festival Vulcanalia, the volcano Vesuvius errupted; covering most of the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in ash and burrying most of the surrounding area.
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The Roman Empire, at its height (c. 117 CE), was the most extensive political and social structure in western civilization.
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Tribune of the Plebs was the first office of the Roman state that was open to the plebeians. Plebs were free Roman citizens who were not patricians
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Two thousand years ago, the world was ruled by Rome. From England to Africa and from Syria to Spain, one in every four people on earth lived and died under Roman law.
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The Roman Republic began with the overthrow of the Roman Monarchy. The Monarchy was replaced with a governemnt lead by two consuls (men only) that were elected annually and guided by the senate. Thre time a constitution eventually developed, creating a system of checks-and-balances and seperation of powers.
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Not a good for Antony and Cleopatra, but an excellent story for Shakespeare. Due to the actual Battle of Actium, Anotony commited suicide which threw Cleopatra over the edge and she commited suicide too. This victory granted Octavian sole control over the Roman Mediterannean and earned him the name "Agustus".
