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All fought with Carthage, which was founded by the Phoenicians around 800 B.C. Carthage was also the largest and richest state.
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The Romans overthrew the Etruscans in 509 B.C. and created a Republic which allowed citizens to vote.
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Carthaginians were on the island of Sicily and Rome wanted that land so they sent troops but neither side wanted to give up.
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In 241 B.C. Romans won the war and Carthage paid a fine and gave up Sicily.
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Hannibal decided to attack Rome. He entered Spain, moved east, and crossed the Appalachian Mountains to the North of Italy.
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Rome decides to fight in Spain and by 206 B.C. they pushed the Carthaginians out of Spain.
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In 146 B.C. Carthage was burned to the ground in 10 days much to the wishes of the Romans.
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New general, Marius, started to recruit his army in a new way, by promising land. It was bad because people swore an oath to the general and not to Rome.
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By 82 B.C. Sulla wins a civil war and seizes Rome. He kills all opposition, restores power to the Senate, and removes power of the Council of Plebs.
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In 60 B.C., Crassus, Pompey, and Julius Caesar join together to form the First Triumvirate.
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In 43 B.C., Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus join to form the Second Triumvirate.
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Pax Romana was Roman Peace that lasted almost 200 years.
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Marcus Aurelius dies in 180 AD which leads to an age of decline, confusion, and civil wars.
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The Visigoths crossed the Danube River into Roman territory and settled as allies but eventually revolted.
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Romulus was removed by Germanic tribes in 476 and was the last Roman emperor.
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