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The Roman Empire The Roman Empire (985 yrs. (985 yrs. strong)strong)
509 B.C.E
Start of ROMAN
REPUBLIC with defeat of Etruscan
king (end of monarchy)
476 C.E.
Fall of Roman Empire
(Gaius)
Julius
Caesar
born
100 44PLAY BEGINS (& ends)JC = starts fall of REP.
Caes
ar re
turn
s to R
ome a
fter d
efeati
ng
Pompe
y;
1st Tr
iumvir
ate: P
ompe
y, Cras
sus, C
aesar
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End o
f REP
UBLIC
58-5459
Caesar
named
to Con
sul (R
epub
lic’s h
ighest
hono
r)
Caesar
conq
uered
Gaul (F
rance
) and
inva
ded B
ritain
50-49
Pompe
y orde
rs Ca
esar to
give
up hi
s arm
y;
Caesa
r refus
es - b
eginn
ing Ro
man civ
il war
Caesar
names
self “D
ictat
or fo
r
Life”C
aesa
r ass
assin
ated
Octaviu
s nam
ed 1
st
empe
ror
ROMANS TOPPLE
ETRUSCAN MONARCHY
RomanRepublic (until yr. 27 B.C.; lasts 482
yrs.)
Monarchy (Octavius 27 B.C.)
Collapse (476 A.D.)