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Augustus rule began known as the Pax Romana
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Augustus becomes the first Roman emperor
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Jesus was born
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The Roman Empire reaches its largest extent
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The Roman trade network extended throughout most of Europe and into parts of Asia and North Africa
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Pax Romana ends
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Roman glassware includes bottles and amphoras
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The western Roman empire collapses
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Emperor Constantine ends the persecution of Christians in the empire.
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Justinian becomes Byzantine emperor
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Great Schism divides Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches
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Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks. Byzantine empire ends
