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Rome is founded and becomes one of the most influential classical civilizations to Western culture and thought.
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Romans rebelled against the Etruscan kings and made a government by Assembly and Senate
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The roman made "Law of the 12 tables". This is the first form of written law.
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The roman defeated the Carthaginian empire and expanded their territory.
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The first senate of Rome to advocate land,Tiberius,was assassinated by land owners.
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Sulla returned power to the senate
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The Senate yielded power to the First Triumvirate which consisted of Pompey, Crassus, and Julius Caesar.
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Julius Caesar defeated Pompey and became the first dictator of Rome.
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Julius Caesar was assassinated on a order from the senate.
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After Julius Caesar died Marc Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian ruled Rome and were known as the second triumvirate.
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Jesus was crucified and Christianity began.
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Octavian defeated the combined forces of Cleopatra and Marc Antony. They resided to Alexandria and committed suicide which brought peace to Rome.
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Rome has their first governor
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Octavian became the first emperor of Rome and is now known as Caesar Augustus.
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There was a fire in Rome during Nero's rule that destroyed much of Rome.
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Jewish revolt in Judea
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Expulsion of Jews in Judea(Palestine)
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Mt. Vesuvius erupted and preserved the city of Pompeii
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Rome got their first Christian Bishop
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Period of time of "The five good emperors" including Nerva,Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius
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Commodious succeeded his father Marcus Aurelius and imperial power began.
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Emperor Diocletian divided the empire and moved his capital to Byzantium.
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Constantine became the first christian emperor of Rome
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Constantine reunited the empire back together.
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The Romans failed to defeat the Persians and in the process of war the Eastern emperor Julianus was killed.
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After a death the heirs to Theodosius decided to divide the Roman empire for the last time
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A new emperor in the east, Theodosius II, at age 7
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Alaric's Visigoths invaded northern Italy and set up his own government
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Theodosius II sent forces from the east to kill Johannes the usurper and Valentinian III is the new western emperor.
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Constantinople was defeated by Ottoman Muslims
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