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Legend states hat Romulus and Remus went to found a city, but could not agree where to build it. They each suggested different hills, and Romulus eventually killed Remus.
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Tullus Hostilus was a King of Rome who was very irreligious. As he fell ill, he became superstitious and begged to the gods for forgiveness. Legend states that after he did this, Jupiter struck him with lightning and reduced him to ashes.
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Alba Longba was a city that Rome fought a war with, and eventually captured. Upon capturing it, the Romans demolished every building and moved all the Albans to Rome
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Servius Tullius was a Roman king who, as he aged, produced more and more policies that aided the poor. His daughter and his son-in-law murdered him because of this.
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Cinncinnatus was chosen to become dictator by one of the consuls. He served his allotted time as dictator and then retired, becoming a model of nobility and humility.
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The Twelve Tables were the foundation of Roman Republic Law, similar to our constitution.
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In this year, the first of 3 wars between Rome and neighboring Carthage began. These wars would drag on for more than a century before Rome defeated and sacked Carthage.
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Scipio Africanus was a Roman General and wartime strategist. He defeated Hannibal, a general from Carthage, thus ending the Second Punic War. He is now regarded as one of the best strategists of all time.
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In this year, Augustus Caeser was crowned the first Roman Emperor, beginning the Roman Empire period.
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Augustus became the first emperor of Rome, putting the final nail in the coffin of the Roman Republic. Augustus was a given title that meant divine.
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Jesus was seen as an insurectionist, and was executed by the Roman government. His death set in motion the movement now known as Christianity, although Christians would continue to be persecuted by the Roman government for several hundred years.
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Caligula was a very disturbed emperor. He murdered many senators, made himself a god, and even tried to appoint his horse to the Roman Senate. Unsurprisingly, his bodyguards assassinated him in 41 AD.
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In 212, the emperor Caracalla made all freeborns of Rome citizens. This act has been repeated many times throughout history, and forms the basis of the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution.
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In 293, Emperor Diocletian instituted the Tetrarchy (4 rulers), which led to the splitting of Rome into East and West.
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Constantine was the first Christian Emperor, and under his reign Christianity became the preferred religion of the Roman Empire, This led to Christianity becoming widespread, which is why there are now over 1 billion Christians worldwide.
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Rome officially split into an Eastern and Western empire, after being ruled for about 20 years as a tetrarchy, established by Diocletian. From this point on, the Western Roman Empire declined, falling in 476, and the Eastern Roman Empire prospered for the next 1000 years, and is now known as the Byzantine Empire.
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In 410, Rome was sacked by the Visigoths. Rome never truly recovered from the sacking, and after being sacked once more in 455, fell in 476
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On this date, Odoacer the German king invaded the city of Rome and deposed the emperor, bringing an end to the 1100-year old nation.
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Romulus Augustus was the final Roman Emperor. On September 4, 476, he was deposed by Odoacer, ending the Western Roman Empire