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Rome is founded
Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus. Then Romulus killed Remus and became the ruler of Rome and named it after himself.

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Rome becomes a republic
The last king is overthrown and now Rome is ruled by elected officials called senators. Their is a constitution with laws now.

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twelve tables
The earliest attempt by the Romans to create a code of law was the Laws of the Twelve Tables.

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Hannibal invades Italy
Hannibal leads Carthage in the crossing of the Alps to attack all of Rome. This is part of the second Punic wars

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Slave revolt
In the third servile war Spartacus led slaves in a up rising against the roman republic.

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Julius Ceaser first dictator of Rome
Julius Ceaser defeats Pompey to become the supreme ruler of Rome.

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Julius ceaser is assassinated.
Julius was stabbed to death and a senate meeting on the podium.

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Roman Empire begins
The roman empire begins as Ceaser Augustus becomes the first roman emperor.

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Jesus
Jesus Christ is born.

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Death of Augustus and Tiberius
Augustus and Tiberius, Ceaser Augustus stepsons die.

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Crucifixion of Jesus.
Crucifixion of Jesus is the roman province of Jerusalem and the origin of Christianity

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Caligula crowned Emperor
Caligula became the third ruler of Rome for 4 years.

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Emperor Claudius is murdered.
Emperor Claudius is murdered and then Nero Claudius takes over and is the fifth roman emperor.

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Rome burns
Fire destroyed much off Rome and legends think that emperor Nero watched the city burn as he was playing a lyre.

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Death of Nero
This death ended the the infamous Julio-Claudian dynasty.

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The Colosseum is built
One of the great engineering projects is finished and it can hold up to 50,000 people

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Rome
Rome is at its highest peak right now.

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The Hadrian Wall is built.
The Hadrian Wall is built to keep out the barbarians, a long wall is built across northern England.

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Commodus succeeds
Commodus succeeds his father Marcus Aurelius and gains imperial power of Rome.

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Constatine becomes emperor
Constantine would convert to Christianity and Rome would become a Christian empire.

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Christianity
Theodosius I declares Christianity to be the sole religion of the Roman Empire.

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Rome Splits
Rome splits into two empires.

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The Visigoths
The Visigoths, led by Alaric, sack Rome heralding the total decline of the Roman Empire.

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The Vandals
The Vandals, led by Gaiseric, sack Rome.

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Fall of Rome
The end of the Western Roman Empire and the fall of Ancient Rome. The last Roman Emperor Romulus Augustus is defeated by the German Goth Odoacer.