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Ancient Rome ‑ This Day In History

The Roman Empire, led by rulers such as Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar, Caligula and Nero, was a vast and powerful domain that gave rise to the culture, laws, technologies and institutions that continue to define Western civilization.

146 BCE

Punic Wars, between Rome and Carthage, come to an end

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This Day in History Video: What Happened on April 21

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476

Last Western Roman emperor, Romulus Augustus, deposed 

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44 B.C.

The Ides of March

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378

Romans routed at Adrianople

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42 B.C.

Brutus dies by suicide

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753 B.C.

Rome founded

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64

Nero’s Rome burns

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