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509 BCE
roman republic is founded
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449 BCE
the law of the 12 tables is instituted
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218 BCE
hannibal invades italyy
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73 BCE
the spartacus slave uprising
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45 BCE
julius caesar becomes a dictator
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44 BCE
julius caesar is assasinated
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27 BCE
augustus becomes the first emperor of rome
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38
emperor caligula's reign begins
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64
great fire of rome
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80
construction of the colosseum
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165
antonine plague
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180
age of the five good emperors
96-180 -
330
capital of the empire is moved to constantinople
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380
empire converts to christianity
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410
sack of rome