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Etruscans reached northern Italy
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2 Bothers founded Rome. Romulus killed his Remus.
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Rome was a province of Etruria
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After the last of seven kings, Rome begins the Republic period during which it is ruled by senators and has a constitution.
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War with Pyrrhus
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Was the most powerful of his era. He died by Brutus and was dictator.
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Spartacus, a gladiator, leads an army of slaves in a series of battles. Spartacus and his men were caught and crucified.
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Caesar Octavian defeated the combined forces of Cleopatra and Marc Antony in the naval battle of Actium (near Greece)
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Even though Caesar was a dictator, the first leader to call himself ''Emperor'' or Augustus was Octavius.
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Most of the city is destroyed in a vast fire. Emperor Nero has often been blamed, but modern scholarship doubts this.
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Expulsion of Jews from Palestine
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The Colosseum was built in 80 AD. The completion of the Colosseum was celebrated with 100 days of games.
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A wall was built across the North of England and marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire.
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Rome becomes a Christian empire. Before this, Rome persecuted the Christians. Constantius dies.
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Council of Niceae solidifies Christian doctrine
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Three sons fought to control the empire.
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The Romans failed to defeat the Persians, and in the process, the Eastern Emperor Julianus was killed
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This will have an effect on the rest of European history to the present day.
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In an effort to make administration of the vast empire easier, Rome becomes two separate empires with two capitals and two rulers.
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Stilicho defeated several attacks by the visigoths led by alaric
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Roman forces withdrew from Britain, led by Constantine, the troops' choice for emperor
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This was the first time in 800 years that the city of Rome has fallen to an enemy.
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After Honorius' death, Johannes usurped the position of Western Emperor
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Forces sent by Theodosius II from the east killed Johannes the usurper and installed Valentinian III as the Western Emperor
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Attila led the Huns, another barbarian group, into Gaul
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The Vandals, led by Gaiseric, sacked Rome
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The last Roman Emperor Romulus Augustus is deposed and the Middle Ages begin.
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Italy incorporated into the barbarian Kingdom of the Ostrogoths
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Foundation of Islam by Mohammed in Mecca
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The Byzantine Empire comes to an end as it falls to the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Turks capture Constantinople in 1453 A.D.
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