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89 BCE
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Roman citizenship given to all Italians
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73 BCE
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Revolt of Spartacus
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46 BCE
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Julius Caesar appointed dictator
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15 Mar 44 BCE
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Assassination of Julius Caesar
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27 BCE
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Marcus Agrippa constructs the Pantheon
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27 BCE
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Augustus is the First Roman Emperor
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24 Jan 41 CE
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Assassination of Caligula
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64 CE
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Paul the Apostle beheaded in Rome
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70 CE
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Construction begins on the Flavian Amphitheater (Colosseum) under Emperor Vespasian, on the site of an artificial lake created by Nero in front of his Domus Aurea palace (later filled in)
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24 Aug 79 CE
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The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in southern Italy devastates the provincial cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and other nearby communities.
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80 CE
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Completion of the Colosseum under Emperor Titus
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26 Apr 121 CE
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Birth of Marcus Aurelius
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125 CE
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Hadrian rebuilds the Pantheon
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128 CE
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Construction of Hadrian's mausoleum (Castel Sant'Angelo)
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28 Oct 312
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Battle of Milvian Bridge; Constantine converts to Christianity
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313
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Edict of Milan grants official toleration of Christianity in the Roman Empire
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315
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Construction of the Arch of Constantine
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382
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Emperor Gratian removes Altar of Victory
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17 Jan 395
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Death of Theodosius I in Milan; body is brought back to Constantinople for burial
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425
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Construction begins on the church of Santa Sabina atop the Aventine Hill in Rome, on the site of the Temple of Juno Regina (whose columns are reused in the church). The church is an expansion of a Roman house-church owned by a woman named Sabina. The new
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430
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Construction begins on Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome
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432
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Completion of Santa Sabina in Rome.
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440
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Completion of Santa Maria Maggiore
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526
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Construction of San Vitale Basilica
