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753 BCE

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Traditional founding date of Rome.

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Establishment of the Roman Republic.

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First Punic War against Carthage begins.

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Rome destroys Carthage and Corinth.

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Assassination of Julius Caesar.

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Battle of Actium.

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Octavian becomes the first Roman Emperor, taking the name Augustus.

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The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroys Pompeii and Herculaneum.

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Peak of Roman territorial expansion under Emperor Trajan.

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Edict of Milan, granting religious tolerance to Christians.

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Visigoths under Alaric sack Rome.

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Fall of the Western Roman Empire; traditionally considered the end of ancient Rome.