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In 509 B.C. Rome replaced the Etruscan rulers with a Republic . The revolt was led by Lucius Junius Brutus who became the founder of the Roman Republic and traditionally one of the first Consuls of Rome.
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In 450 B.C.The Decemvirate formed a body of 10 magistrates and established The Twelve Tables, the Roman laws.
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In 264 B.C. Romans felt they were being threatned by Carthaginian Powers so they started a war which lasted many years.
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In 264 B.C. Gladiator Fighting became a popular sport in Rome, both to watch and to be in.
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In 146 B.C. The Fight between Rome and Carthage comes to an end. Rome is victorious and becomes the leader of the Mediterranean World.
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In 133 B.C. The tribune Tiberius Gracchus makes promises of food and lands. He is murdered by members of the senate whose wealth and power was threatened.
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In 60 B.C. The First Triumvirate was composed, in it were Julius Caesar, Pompeius Magnus and Marcus Licinius Crassus.
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In 49 B.C. Caesar's army crosses the Rubicon and the Civil War begins between Caesar and the Republican forces of Pompey.
Julius Caesar is victorious, becomes dictator of the Roman Republic and then conquers Gaul -
In 44 B.C. Julius Caesar is stabbed 23 times by other senators, and Marc Antony controls Rome.
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In 31 B.C. Octavian becomes the sole ruler of the Roman Empire after the fighting ended between him and the other members of his triumvirate.