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Rome was established 4/21/753 BCE which was traditionally celebrated in Rome with the festival of Parilia. Two founding legends exist - Romulus and Remus and Aeneas
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Constantine I was a Roman emperor who ruled early in the 4th century. He was the first Christian emperor and saw the empire begin to become a Christian state
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were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC
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His son Commodus became emperor and soon ended the northern military efforts. Marcus Aurelius, however, is not best remembered for the wars he waged, but for his contemplative nature and his rule driven by reason. A collection of his thoughts have been published in a work called The Meditations
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Nero attempted to flee, but upon learning that his arrest and execution were imminent, he took his own life
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informal political alliance between three prominent men of the late Roman Republic
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Roman leader Octavian wins a decisive victory against the forces of Roman Mark Antony and Cleopatra, queen of Egypt. Before their forces suffered final defeat, Antony and Cleopatra broke though the enemy lines and fled to Egypt, where they would commit suicide the following year
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-actium
