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Augustus (also known as Octavian) was the first emperor of ancient Rome. Augustus came to power after the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE.

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ulius Caesar is assassinated on the Ides of March by Marcus Brutus. They hope to bring back the republic

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by forging an alliance with another general, Pompey, and a wealthy patrician, Crassus. Together, these three men assumed

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slave rebellion against Rome led by the gladiator Spartacus. Spartacus was a Thracian who had served in the Roman

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In early 218 BC Rome declared war on Carthage, beginning the Second Punic War. Later that year, Hannibal surprised the Romans

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The Roman Republic was founded in 509 B.C.E. after the last Etruscan king that ruled Rome was overthrown. Rome's next government

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By the last century BC, Romans believed that Rome had been founded in exactly 753 BC. The story was that the twins Romulus and Remus, sons of the god Mars, were left to die by being put in a basket, set adrift on the river Tiber.

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began on the 18th of July 64 AD. The fire began in the merchant shops around Rome's chariot stadium, Circus Maximus. After six days, the fire was brought under control

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What Does AD Stand For? The abbreviation AD stands for the Latin phrase Anno Domini, which means “in the year of our Lord.”