Key Events and Figures in Roman History

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753 BC

Founding of Rome

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509 BC

Roman Republic begins

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44 BC

Assassination of Julius Caesar

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79 AD

Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius

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476 AD

Fall of the Western Roman Empire

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Romulus & Remus

Legendary founders of Rome

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Odysseus (Ulysses)

Hero of The Odyssey

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Caesar

Roman general, dictator

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Brutus & Cassius

Led conspiracy against Caesar

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Hercules

Hero with 12 Labors

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Eurystheus

Assigned Hercules' labors

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Delphic Oracle

Sacred priestess at Apollo's temple

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Tarquinius Superbus

Last Roman king

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Gaul

Region conquered by Caesar

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Rubicon

River Caesar crossed (starting civil war)

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Jupiter (Zeus)

King of the gods

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Juno (Hera)

Queen of the gods

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Minerva

Goddess of wisdom

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Neptune (Poseidon)

God of the sea

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Pluto (Hades)

God of the underworld

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Athena

Often overlaps with Minerva