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25 Cards in this Set
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Legendary founding of Rome.
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753 B.C.
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Traditional date for founding of Roman republic.
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509 B.C.
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First Punic War
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264-241 B.C
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Second Punic War
a. Battle of Lake Trasimene b. Battle of Cannae c. Battle of Zama (Scipio defeats Hannibal) |
218-202 B.C.
a. 217 B.C. b. 216 B.C. c. 202 B.C. |
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Third Punic War
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149-146 B.C.
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The first Servile War. (Slaves of Sicily revolt against Rome.)
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135 B.C.
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The Gracchi: Tiberius Gracchus and Gaius Gracchus.
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133 B.C.-123 B.C
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The Social War--revolt of Italians who wanted Roman citizenship.
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91-88 B.C.
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The Mithridatic Wars--between Mithridates of Pontus and Rome.
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89-84 B.C.
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Pompey, Crassus and Julius Caesar form the First Triumvirate.
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60 B.C.
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Caesar's Campaigns leading to Caesar's crossing the Rubicon.
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49 B.C.
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Battle of Actium--Antony and Cleopatra are defeated. Soon after, Augustus (Octavian) becomes the first emperor of Rome.
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31 B.C.
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German tribes destroy 3 Roman legions under P. Quinctilius Varnus in the Teutoberg Forest.
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9 A.D.
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Rome burns while Nero (supposedly) fiddles.
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64 A.D.
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Mount Vesuvius erupts.
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79 A.D.
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Hadrian's Wall is begun as a defensive wall to stretch 70 miles across Northern England.
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122 A.D.
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Edict of Caracalla extends Roman citizenship to all free inhabitants of the Empire.
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212 A.D.
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Age of Diocletian. Diocletian divides Empire into four administrative units. From then on, there was usually more than one head of Rome.
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284-305 A.D.
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Decree of Milan legalizes Christianity in the Roman Empire.
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313 A.D.
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Constantine the Great establishes his capital at Byzantium (Constantinople)
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324 A.D.
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Emperor Valens killed by the Visigoths at the Battle at Adrianople.
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378 A.D.
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Rome sacked by the Visigoths.
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410 A.D.
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Attila the Hun faces the Visigoths and Romans together in the Battle of Chalons. He goes on to invade Italy, but is convinced to withdraw by Pope Leo.
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451 A.D.
Attila dies in 453 A.D. |
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Vandals Sack Rome
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455 A.D.
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Western Roman Empire ends. Emperor Romulus Augustulus is removed from office.
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476 A.D.
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