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HIST 205 Timeline and Dates Flashcards

1
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7th century

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Hoplite Revolution

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2
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657-625 BC

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Reign of Cypselus

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560-546 BC

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reign of Croesus of Lydia

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559-530 BC

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reign of Cyrus the Great

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546 BC

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Capture of Sardis from Croesus by Cyrus

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546 BC

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Pisistratus captures Athens for the final time and rules until his death in 527 BC

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7
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527-510 BC

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Reign of Hippias

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522-486 BC

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Reign of Darius I in Persia

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510 BC

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Spartans invade Athens and Hippias goes into exile

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10
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509-508 BC

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Cleithenes introduces reforms that found Athenian democracy

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11
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499-493 BC

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Ionian revolts in Persia

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12
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492-490 BC

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First Persian War

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13
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490 BC

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Battle of Marathon (Persian defeat)

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14
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486-465 BC

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Reign of Xerxes

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15
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480-479 BC

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Second Persian War

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16
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480 BC

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Battle of Thermopylae (Greek defeat)

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17
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480 BC

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Battle of Salamis (Persian defeat and Xerxes’ retreat)

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18
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479 BC

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Battle of Platea (Persian defeat)

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19
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480-323 BC

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Classical Period

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20
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484-425 BC

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Life of Herodotus

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21
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451 BC

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Pericles’ citizenship laws (only children of a married male Athenian citizen and a female Athenian citizen can become citizens)

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22
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470-400 BC

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Life of Aspasia

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23
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431-404 BC

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Peloponnesian War (Thebans try to capture Plataea in 431 BC and war breaks out)

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24
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430-427 BC

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Plague of Athens

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25
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421-414 BC

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Peace of Nicias (broken in 414 BC and full war starts again)

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415-413 BC

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The Sicilian Expedition (Athens’ campaign against Syracuse which was proposed by general Alcibiades)

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27
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403 BC

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Overthrowing of Thirty Tyrants and restoration of Athenian democracy

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28
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395-387 BC

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Corinthian War

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29
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386 BC

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“King’s Peace” (Sparta wins Corinthian War because of backing of Persian king Artaxerxes II)

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30
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371 BC

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The Battle of Leuctra: a massive loss for the Spartans, victory for Thebes

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31
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359-336 BC

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Reign of Philip II of Macedon

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32
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346 BC

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Macedonian conquest of northern Greece and central Greece up to the Thermopylae pass

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33
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338 BC

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Battle of Chaeronea near Thebes (total victory for Philip)

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34
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338-337 BC

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Creation of League of Corinth (lead by Philip II of Macedon with purpose of panhellenic invasion of Persia)

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35
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336 BC

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Assassination of Philip II of Macedon

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36
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336-323 BC

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Reign of Alexander the Great

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37
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334 BC

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Invasion of Alexander into Asia

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38
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333-332 BC

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conquest by Alexander of the Levant and Egypt

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39
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324 BC

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Alexander’s failed campaign in India and return to Persia

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40
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323 BC

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Death of Alexander

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41
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323-281 BC

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War of the Successors (Ptolemy gets Egypt, Antigonus gets Anatolia)

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42
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311 BC

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Antigonus gets too powerful and Ptolemy and Seleucus defeat him in War of Successors

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43
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281 BC

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Official divided kingdoms: Antigonics in Macedon; Seleucids in Syria/Percis; Ptolemies in Egypt

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44
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278-268 BC

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Arsinoe II rules Egypt

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45
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267-261 BC

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Chremonidean War + Decree - alliance of Athens, Sparta Ptolemy II of Egypt and some other Greek poleis against Antigonus Gonatas of Macedon

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46
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753 BC

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legendary foundation of Rome by Romulus and Remus

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47
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509 BC

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Rome’s last king is exiled and republic is allegedly founded

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48
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5th and 4th centuries

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Struggle of the Orders

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49
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367 BC

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Plebeians can now become consuls

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50
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160-120 BC

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Polybius writes his work on Roman history

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51
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280-275 BC

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The Pyrrhic War - Tarentum in southern Italy calls on King Pyrrhus of Epirus for help

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52
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264-241 BC

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First Punic War

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53
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247-183 BC

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life of Hannibal Barca

54
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218-202 BC

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Second Punic War

55
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219 BC

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Hannibal besieges Saguntum (a Roman ally south of Ebro river), causing outbreak of Second Punic War

56
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216 BC

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Battle of Cannae (Romans defeat after losing two other battles in Second Punic War)

57
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202 BC

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Battle of Zama (Carthaginian defeat and heavy war indemnities)

58
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214-205 BC

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First Macedonian War (Rome vs. Philip V of Macedon-ends in stalemate)

59
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200-197 BC

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Second Macedonian War (Roman victory)

60
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171-168 BC

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Third Macedonian War (Roman victory)

61
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140s

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Greek and Macedonian Revolts against Rome

62
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149-146 BC

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Third Punic War

63
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146 BC

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Sacking of Carthage

64
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136-131 BC

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First Slave Revolt (Sicily)

65
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112-106 BC

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Jugurthine War

66
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118 BC

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Death of Numidian king leads to kingdom being divided between brothers and fighting

67
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107 BC

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Election of Gaius Marius as consul

68
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165-133 BC

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life of Tiberius Gracchus (elected tribune in 134 BC)

69
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154-121 BC

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life of Gaius Gracchus (tribune 123-121 BC)

70
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91-89 BC

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Social War

71
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88 BC

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First Civil War (Sulla marches on Rome)

72
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87 BC

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Marius returns and captures Rome, then dies

73
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83-82 BC

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Sulla returns to Italy after truce with Mithridates and wins next round of civil war

74
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80 BC

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Sulla resigns dictatorship and dies in 78 BC

75
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106-48 BC

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life of Pompey

76
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104-100 BC

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Second Slave Revolt (Sicily)

77
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73-71 BC

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Spartacus Slave Revolt

78
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70 BC

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Consulship of Crassus and Pompey

79
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70-30 BC

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life of Cleopatra VII

80
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63 BC

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Caitline’s Conspiracy

81
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100-44 BC

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life of Gaius Julius Caesar

82
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60-50 BC

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First Triumvirate (Dictatorship between Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus)

83
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58-50 BC

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Caesar’s conquest of Gaul

84
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49-45 BC

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Caesar’s Civil War

85
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48 BC

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Battle of Pharsalus (Caesar vs. Pompey and most of the senate)

86
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45 BC

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Caesar returns to Rome and is named dictator without a time limit (“Dictator Perpetuo”)

87
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44 BC

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Caesar is killed

88
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63 BC-14 AD

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life of Octavian/Augustus

89
Q

43-32 BC

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Second Triumvirate (Dictatorship between Marc Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus)

90
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27 BC

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Octavian/Augustus “restores” republic and is declared “princeps”

91
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23 BC

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greater imperium imbued into Augustus without consulship and Augustus given tribunician power

92
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18-17 BC and 9 AD

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Augustus’ moral reforms on marriage and adultery

93
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14-68 AD

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Julio-Claudian Dynasty

94
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37-41 AD

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reign of Caligula

95
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15-59 AD

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life of Agrippina the Younger

96
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54-68 AD

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reign of Nero

97
Q

64 AD

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Great Fire of Rome

98
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69 AD

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Year of four emperors (Vespasian wins civil wars and becomes emperor)

99
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70 AD

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Sack of Jerusalem

100
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69-70 AD

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Law on the Imperium of Vespasian (codification of powers of emperors)

101
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80 AD

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Opening of Colosseum

102
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79 AD

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Eruption of Mount Vesuvius

103
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81-96 AD

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reign of Domitian

104
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96-180 AD

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Five Good Emperors

105
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98-117 AD

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reign of Trajan

106
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192-211 AD

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reign of Septimus Severus

107
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211-217 AD

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reign of Caracalla

108
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212 AD

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Antonine Constitution by Caracalla makes nearly all free subjects Roman citizens

109
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235-284 AD

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Third Century Crisis (over fifty emperors in fifty years)

110
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260-270s

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Breakaway provinces of Gaul and Palmyra become mini-Roman empires

111
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270-275 AD

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reign of Aurelian and restoration (ish) of peace

112
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284-305 AD

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reign of Diocletian and end of the Third Century Crisis

113
Q

293 AD

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creation of tetrarchy (two junior and two senior emperors)

114
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301 AD

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Diocletian’s Edict on Maximum Prices

115
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305 AD

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Diocletian retires and civil war breaks out

116
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313-337 AD

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reign of Constantine

117
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312 AD

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Constantine’s conversion
after Battle of Milvian Bridge

118
Q

313 AD

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edict of toleration for Christianity, but Christianity not made official religion of empire

119
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325 AD

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Council of Nicaea

120
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330 AD

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Constantinople becomes capital

121
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361-363 AD

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reign of Julian “the Apostate” (only non Christian emperor after Constantine)

122
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379-395 AD

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reign of Theodosius I

123
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380 AD

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Christianity becomes official religion

124
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395 AD

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Eastern and Western Roman Empire permanently split

125
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410 AD

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Visigoth sack of Rome

126
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410 AD

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Britannia secedes

127
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420s AD

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Vandals take over Spain

128
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435 AD:

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Vandals take over North Africa

129
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455 AD:

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Vandals sack Rome and cut aqueducts

130
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476 AD

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Fall of Western Roman Empire (Romulus Augustus deposed and Odovacer (a Goth?) declares himself king)

131
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527-565 AD

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reign of Emperor Justinian in Eastern Roman Empire

132
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1453 AD

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Fall of Eastern Roman/Byzantine Empire

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