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Rome’s monarchy era ended when King Superbus was overthrown, turning Rome into a republic
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Rome was burnt by the Gauls
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Rome rebounds under the leadership of Camillus and gains full control of the Italian peninsula
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Carthage is destroyed by the Romans and the third punic war ends
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Julius Caesar is assassinated by the Senate
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Octavian (Augustus) defeated Marc Antony and Cleopatra, and gains power over his predecessors
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Roman Empire begins and Augustus Caesar becomes the first roman emperor
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much of Rome burns
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The Colosseum is built
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Constantine becomes emperor and converts much of Rome to Christianity
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Rome is split into two empires
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The Visigoths sack Rome
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Rome was sacked again by Geiseric, King of Vandals
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The Western Roman Empire ends and Rome falls (Augustus Romulus is defeated by German Goth Odoacer
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The Byzantine Empire (The Eastern Roman Empire) ends when they are defeated by the Ottoman Empire
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Dark Ages in Europe begins