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This sculpture shows a she-wolf suckling two boys, Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome according to Roman legends. 

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The founding of Rome: According to Roman legends, Romulus and Remus were the twin brothers, abandoned by their parents, and were ordered to be drowned. Both of the twins survived and were suckled by a she-wolf. When the twins grew older, they decided to go and find the town where they had been saved as children. After finding it, Remus was murdered by Romulus and Romulus then became the ruler of Rome, which was named after him.

Source: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rome-founded

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A painting of a meeting between the Roman senate.

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Roman Republic: In 509 B.C.E, a group of noblemen overthrew the last king of Rome and replaced the king with two consuls, who both had the same amount of power as a king.

Source: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/ancient-medieval/roman-empire/a/roman-republic#:~:text=According%20to%20Roman%20tradition%2C%20the,to%20serve%20one%2Dyear%20terms.

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A painting of Spartacus fighting in a revolt against Rome. 

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Spartacus and the slave revolt: Spartacus escaped gladiatorial training and gathered over 90,000 men. They traveled around Rome and fought in a revolt against Rome. They fought in many places like modern-day France and had many victories. Though Spartacus died during a battle his legacy still lives on today.

Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/spartacus/

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The death of Julius Caesar: Julius Caesar, the dictator of the Roman Republic, was assassinated and stabbed to death by almost 40 members of the Roman senate. This caused multiple civil wars to break out in Rome which resulted in the death of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire we now know today.

Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/mar15/julius-caesar-assassinated/

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A statue of Augustus also known as Octavian, the first Roman emperor. 

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The Roman Republic becomes an empire/Augustus: The Roman Republic became an empire due to Julius Caesar's death and the civil wars it resulted in. Agustus, also referred to as Octavian, became the first Roman emperor in 27 B.C.E because Agustus was distantly related to Julius Caesar and was he was Julius Caesar's main heir.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus

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A photograph of the remains of the Colosseum. 

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The building of the Colosseum: The Colosseum was commissioned by Emperor Vespasian who wanted it to be a gift to the people of Rome. Construction of the Colosseum began in 70 B.C.E, though it only officially opened in 80 C.E by Emperor Vespasian’s son, Titus. In the first 100 days of opening, there were games including gladiatorial battles and wild animal fights.

Source: https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/colosseum

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A sculpture of Emperor Constantine's head. 

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Constantine converts to Christianity: Emperor Constantine was the first emperor that converted to Christianity. He converted to Christianity in 337 C.E, being baptized on his deathbed. He also presented an edict, the Edict of Milan in 313,  which helped protect all Christians in the Roman Empire.

Source: https://www.biography.com/political-figure/constantine-i#:~:text=After%20his%20father's%20death%2C%20Constantine,on%20his%20deathbed%20in%20337.

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A map showing where the Roman Empire was divided. 

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The Roman Empire splits: In the year 395 C.E is when the Roman Empire officially divided into the East and West. Though there is history that the Roman Empire divided in 83 C.E when Emperor Diocletian declared that the Roman Empire was too big to govern. After this, the Roman Empire evolved by becoming one whole, splitting in three, then splitting in two.

Source:
https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome/fall_of_rome.php

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A painting of the Visigoths invading Rome. 

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Visigoths Invade Rome: On the 24th of August, 410 C.E, Rome was invaded by a Germanic enemy tribe, the Visigoths. The tribe was led by their king, Alaric, who wanted land for his tribe to settle on. The tribe fought and destroyed Rome until Roman senators finally paid the Visigoths to leave.

Source: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/visigoths-sack-rome

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A map showing the location of the Western Roman Empire.

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Fall of the Western Roman Empire: The Western Roman Empire fell in 476 C.E due to barbarians taking control of the empire and forcing the emperor to give up his throne. The barbarian's leader, Odoacer, and Theoderic, a Goth, ruled together until Theoderic murdered Odoacer.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_the_Western_Roman_Empir