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Augustus Caesar has become the first emperor for Rome
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Augustus Caesar died at age 75, ending his rule.
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Augustus Caesar's adopted son Tiberius immediately starts ruling after the death of his father
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The Roman Empire reaches its greatest extent in power and size.
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Emperor Constantine has ended the persecution of Christians in the empire
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The Byzantine Empire, or the Eastern Roman Empire was created, leaving Rome very big and powerful. The capital of The byzantine is Constantinople.
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The western Roman empire has collapsed, leaving only the Byzantine empire in eastern Rome
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Justinian has become emperor of Byzantine, he will go on to make a code of laws that connects the empire of Constantinople. He rules with his wife Theodora.
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Great Schism divides the Eastern orthodox and Roman Catholic churches.
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The fall of Constantinople occurs, being attacked and defeated by the Ottoman Turks. This is the end of the Byzantine empire.