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43 Cards in this Set
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63 BCE
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Gaius Octavius is born in Rome
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61 BCE
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Father (Octavius) is praetor
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58 BCE
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Father dies
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44 BCE
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Julius Caesar is assassinated. Oct inherits his fortune and name, become G. Julius Caesar Octavianus. He raises JC's veterans against MA
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43 BCE
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Oct defeats MA at Munda, then realigns the triumvirate with MA and Lepidus. There are proscriptions
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42 BCE
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Brutus, Cassians and the other republicans are defeated at Philippi. The empire is divided
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41 BCE
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Oct distributes 18 cities to his veterans. MA meets Cleopatra. Lucius Antonius, champions the dispossessed landowners
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40 BCE
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LA is defeated at the siege of Perusia. Oct and MA are reconciled at Brundisium. MA marries Oct's sister, Octavia. Sextus Pompeius threatens the Sicilian corn supply. Oct marries Scribonia, sister of Sex P's father-in-law
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39 BCE
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Sex P placated at the treaty of Misenum. Scrib has Julia
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37 BCE
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Oct divorces Scrib, marries Livia, mother of Tiberius and Drusus
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36 BCE
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Oct and Ag defeat Sex P at Naulochus. Lep is disgraced for his ambiguous role. MA and Cl's invasion of Parthia end in defeat, but Armenia is claimed
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34 BCE
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MA and Cl reorganise the eastern kingdoms, proclaiming the twin sons 'donations from Alexandria'
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32 BCE
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Oct seizes MA's will and has it read in the forum. Tota Italia swears allegiance to Oct. MA divorces Octavia
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31 BCE
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MA prepares his armada. Oct defeats him at Actium. MA and Cl flee to Egypt
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30 BCE
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Oct enters Alexandria. MA and Cl commit suicide. Egypt is annexed
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29 BCE
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Oct returns and celebrates a triple triumph (Illyricum, Actium, Alexandria)
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28 BCE
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Oct begins his 'handover' of power, restoring 82 temples and beginning his mausoleum
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27 BCE
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Jan 13, Oct restores power to the senate and the people, is granted the name Augustus and takes control of the military provinces
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26-4 BCE
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Aug is in Spain (Cantabrian war)
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25 BCE
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Octavia's son Marcellus marries Julia
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23 BCE
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Aug nearly dies and resigns consulship. Henceforth, he holds 'tribunician power'. Marcellus dies.
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22 BCE
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Conspiracy of Caepio and Murena
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21 BCE
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Julia marries Ag. Aug is in the east
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20 BCE
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Victory over Parthia sees the return of the legionary standards
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19 BCE
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Aug returns to Rome, without triumph, but builds a triumphal arch and an altar
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18 BCE
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Leges Juliae on encouragement of marriage, adultery and sexual conduct
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17 BCE
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Secular games for the purification of Rome and a new age. Aug adopts G and L, sons of Julia and Ag
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16 BCE
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Aug begins his Gallic/German campaign in which Tib and Dru command
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13 BCE
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Aug returns, no triumph, but the Ara Pacis Augustae
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12 BCE
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Ag dies. Aug becomes pontifex maximus on the death of Lep
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11 BCE
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Julia marries Tib
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9 BCE
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Dru dies in Germany
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7 BCE
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Tib returns and celebrates a triumph
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6 BCE
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Tib is given tribunician power as well. G and L are demonstrated. Tib retires to Rhodes against Aug's will
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2 BCE
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Julia exiled. Aug named Pater Patriae. Dedication of the temple of Mars Ultor in the forum
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1 BCE
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G commands in the east
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AD 1
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G consul, aged 19 (22 years early)
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AD 2
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L dies on the way to Spain. Tib returns
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AD 4
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G wounded in Armenia, and dies in Lydia. Tib reappointed tribunician power
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AD 6
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Revolt of Pannonia, Tib takes command
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AD 8
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Disgrace of the younger Julia. Her and Ovid exiled
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AD 9
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Loss of legions under Varus in Germany
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AD 14
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Aug dies and is declared divine. Tib takes over
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