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ROME FOUNDED
Rome, Italy's capital was a thriving city with almost 3000 years of art, literature, architecture, and culture. Rome was supposedly founded by two brothers Romulus and Remus.

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JULIUS CAESAR KILLED
Julius was assassinated as a result of a conspiracy by many Roman senators. They stabbed Caesar to death in a location close to The Theatre of Pompey.

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NERO PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS
Early christians were prosecuted for their faith at the hands of Jews and Romans. Christian missionaries were the main target for prosecution.

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TWELVE TABLES WRITTEN
This was the earliest attempt the Romans made to create laws. A commission of ten men were created to draw up the code of law.

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ROMANS DESTROYED TEMPLES IN JERUSALEM
The Jews of Judea rebelled against there Roman masters. Then to respond emperor Nero dispatched an army to restore order.

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ROMAN REPUBLIC ESTABLISHED
All started when the Romans overthrew their Etruscan conquerors. When Romans were free of the Etruscan conquerors they established a republic.

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DIOCLETIAN CAME TO POWER AND DIVIDED THE EMPIRE
Diocletian appointed Galerius and Constantius as Caesars, co-emperors. Under this rule of four each emperor would rule a quarter of the empire.

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COLLAPSE OF ROMAN EMPIRE
The last Roman Emperor was overthrown by Odoacer (Germanic leader). Odoacer became the first Barbarian to rule in Rome.

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PUNIC WARS BEGAN
In the first Punic War Carthage was the dominant power of the Western Mediterranean. Three wars between Rome and Carthage that resulted in the destruction of Carthage.

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PUNIC WARS ENDED
The third and final Punic War involved an extended siege of Carthage. Resulting in the city's destruction.

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CONSTANTINE MOVED CAPITAL TO BYZANTIUM
Constantine the Great the first emperor of the Byzantine Empire moved the capital of the Roman Empire to the city of Byzantine. There it was renamed Byzantine.

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1ST TRIUMVIRATE FORMED
A political alliance between Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus. They worked to divide power between its three members.

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MOUNT VESUVIUS ERUPTED BURYING POMPEII
Famous volcano that as erupted 50+ times. Most famous for erupting and burying the city of Pompeii in volcanic ash

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PAX ROMANA BEGAN
Was a long period of time with peace and minimal military expansion. All of the land surrounding the Mediterranean was at peace because everyone was under Roman Law.

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PAX ROMANA ENDED W/ MARCUS AURELIUS
The Pax Romana was long period of time with peace and and stability in the Roman Empire.

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JULIUS CAESAR APPOINTED DICTATOR FOR LIFE
He was a Roman Politician and Military General. He led the rise of the Roman Empire. He was appointed one month before his assassination.

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CHRISTIANITY WAS MADE OFFICIAL RELIGION
Emperor Theodosius 1 made Nicene Christianity the Empires state religion.

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2ND TRIUMVIRATE
The name Historians gave to the political alliance of Caesar Augustus, Mark Antony, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus.

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OCTAVIAN/AUGUSTUS BECAME 1ST EMPEROR OF ROME
Augustus was a roman statesman and military leader. Controlling Rome from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD.

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JESUS WAS CRUCIFIED
Jesus was arrested and tried by the Sanhedrin, and then sentenced by Pontius Pilate to be scourged, and finally crucified by the Romans.

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JESUS WAS BORN IN THE PROVINCE OF JUDEA
Judea was located about six miles south of Jerusalem. According to the New Testament Joseph and Mary were living in Bethlehem at the time of Jesus's birth and later moved to Nazareth up North.

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VISIGOTHS ATTACKED ROME
Led by king Alaric. At this time Rome was no longer the capital of Western Roman Empire.

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AUGUSTUS CAESAR DIED
Augustus died of natural causes. He was immediately succeeded by his son Tiberius.