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Brothers Romulus and Remus founded Rome. Romulus kills Remus to become the first king and names Rome after himself.
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After seven kings, Rome changes and begins the Republic period during which it is ruled by senators and has a constitution.
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Hannibal of Carthage attacks Rome and invades Italy during the Second Punic War.
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Spartacus, a gladiator, leads an army of slaves in a series of battles. Spartacus and his men were caught and crucified.
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After Julius Caesar wins the civil war, he establishes himself as a dictator for life and supreme ruler of Rome, this made the Roman Republic end.
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On March 15th, known today as the Ides of March, Caesar is kiled on the steps of the Senate by rebels who wished to bring back the Republic.
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Even though Julius Caesar was a dictator, the first leader to call himself ''Emperor'' was Augustus Octavius.
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Most of the city is destroyed by a big fire. Emperor Nero was blamed by this, but modern scholarship doubts this.
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One of the most iconic buildings in Rome, the finishing of this iconic structure caused a really big celebration.
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A wall was built across the North of England and marked the northern limits of the Roman Empire.
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This marks a change in the way that Christians were treated in Rome, they had more rights and where treated better. Even Constantine became a Christian.
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The christianity becomes the official religion of the roman empire, this will have an effect on the rest of European history, even on the present day, all this with the help of Constantine the Great.
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In an effort to make administration of the vast empire easier, Rome becomes two separate empires (Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire) with two capitals and two rulers. This made this empire a weak empire and later led Rome to its end.
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This marks the first attack Rome has in his extreme weakness, this lead to his fall and the end of this enormous empire.
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Romulus, the last of the Roman emperors in the west, was defeated by the German leader Odoacer, who became the first Barbarian to rule in Rome. And made the empire fall.
