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Rome was founded 27 April, 753 B.C by Romulus
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The Romans got rid of the Etruscan rulers and established a republic it began in 509BC and ended in 27BC
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By 270BC Rome had conquered the entire peninsula
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From 264BC to 146BC Rome fought 3 Punic wars against Carthage
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From 260BC to 214BC Rome won many victories on the strength of their engineering and army
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New settlements were established in Spain by Hamilcar Barca
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In the second Punic War Hannibal crossed the Alps with his war elephants and surprised the Romans
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Hannibal was forced to retreat to defend North Africa from Scipio
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The Mt.Vesuvius volcano erupted burying Pompeii in ash
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In 58Bc Julius Caesar led his army into Gaul
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Was the first Roman emperor and ruled from 27BC to his death in 14BC
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