Time line Flashcards

1
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What happened in 753BC?

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Rome was founded

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2
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When was Rome founded?

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753 BC

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3
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What happened from 534-510Bc?

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Reign of Tarquinius Superbus, last King of Rome

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When did Tarquinius Superbus, the last King of Rome, reign?

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534-510BC

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5
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What happened in 100BC?

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Julius Caesar was born

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6
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When was Julius Caesar born?

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100BC

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7
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What happened in 63BC?

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Octavian was born

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8
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When was Octavian born?

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63BC

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9
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What happened in 60BC?

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First Triumvirate was formed
Caesar, Pompey and Crassus

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10
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When was the first triumvirate formed?

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60BC

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11
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What happened in 53BC?

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Death of Crassus whilst on campaign in Parthia, Roman standards are lost

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12
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When does Crassus die?

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53BC

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13
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What happened in 49BC?

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Civil war between Pompey and Caesar

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14
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When did civil war between Pompey and Caesar start?

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49BC

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15
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What happened in 48BC?

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Julius Caesar defeats Pompey in the Battle of Pharsalus

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16
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When did the battle of Pharsalus occur?

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48BC

17
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What happened 15th March 44BC?

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Assassination of Julius Caesar- Ides of March

18
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When was Julius Caesar assassinated?

A

15th March 44BC

19
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What else happened in 44BC?

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Octavian arrives in Rome and speaks with Mark Antony

Games in honour of Venus and Caesar are held- during these games a comet is seen which is interpreted as a sign of Caesar’s deification

20
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What happened in 43BC?

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The Senate declares war against Antony- battle of Mutina.

Octavian marches on Rome after the death of Hirtius and Pansa with the Senate’s army

Octavian is elected as consul aged 19

Formation of the Second Triumvirate, with Antony, Octavian and Lepidus

Aureus of Caesar and Octavian minted

21
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What happened in 42BC?

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Julius Caesar proclaimed a God by the senate- Octavain enabled to name himself Divi Filius

Octavian and Antony avenge Caesar’s murder at the battle of Philipi where Brutus and Cassius commit suicide. A temple to Mars Ultor is vowed

The Temple of the Deified Julius Caesar is built in the forum

22
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What happened in 41BC?

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Octavian’s victory over Lucius Antinuous (Antony’s brother) and Fulvia in the Perusine war

23
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What happened in 40BC?

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The Treaty of Brundism is signed which gives each Triumvir a section of the empire to govern

Octavian orders the death of around 300 senators who had allied with Antinuous and Fulvia

Antony marries Octavia, Octavian’s sister

Birth of Alexandra Helios and Cleopatra Selene, Cleopatra’s children

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What happened in 39BC?

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Rome faces famine as a result of Sextus Pompeius’ naval blockade of Roman ports, preventing the import of grain

Julia the Elder born (daughter of Octavian and Scribonia)

Octavian divorces Scribonia and marries Livia

25
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What happened in 38BC?

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Octavian adds the title ‘Imperator’ to his name

26
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37BC?

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Antony marries Cleopatra

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36BC?

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Octavian and Agrippa lead the fleet invasion of Sicily, defeating Pompeius

Lepidus attempts to take over Sicily

Lepidus is forced into exile and removed from triumvir duties

Antony moved to Alexandria to live with Cleopatra full time

Birth of Ptolemy Philadelphus

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35BC?

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Octavian’s campaign in Dalmatia