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Egypt 1274 B.C. The rise of Egypt as a world power was steady over two thousand years. Egypt was basically a set of villages that defended the fertile Nile River Valley on both sides from foreigners trying to settle there.
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Founding of the Period (Archaic Period)
1000-500 B.C.E. Italian Peninsula, occupied by a mysterious group of people named the Etruscans. They are from the Eastern Mediterranean, and are thought to be the ancestors of the Roman people. Living in small, fortified city-states, Etruscans formed small confederacies with other city-states. Each were ruled by a monarch, but late ruled by oligarchies. -
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Founding of the Period "1000-500 B.C.E" The Italian Peninsula was occupied by a mysterious group of people called the Etruscans. They are from the Eastern Mediterranean, and are thought to be the ancestors of the Roman people. Living in small, fortified city-states, the Etruscans formed small confederacies with other city-states. Each was ruled by a monarch, but late ruled by oligarchies.
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about 753 BCE village of Rome founded
ROMAN MONARCHY -
The Mythical Founding of Rome by Romulus
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The 7 Kings of Rome
Starting with Romulus, founded the city, seven legendary kings are said to have ruled Rome until 509 B.C.E, when the last king was overthrown. These kings ruled for 35 years each -
700s B.C.E "Agriculture Becomes Basis of Roman Economy"
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Assyria is considered to be the worlds first Empire. They competed with Babylonia and Egypt for dominance in the Middle East for centuries.
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600 BCE, Rome was a province of Etruria
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The first Persian Empire (550 BC – 330 BC), called the Achaemenid Empire, is known for having an elite force of soldiers.
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Darius ruled for thirty-six years, over the sole superpower in the world at the time.
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The revolt in 509 BCE
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The Roman Republic was the era of ancient Roman civilization
509 BC, and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire -
THE CONQUEST OF ITALY begin in 509 BC
The Coming Muslim Conquest of Italy: Will We Have to Ransom the Treasures of the Vatican -
494 BCE begin
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450 BCE
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390 BCE
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War with Pyrrhus, 282-272 BCE
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Rome completed the occupation of the Italian peninsula in 265 BCE
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264-241 BCE was the first war with Carthage (First Punic War)
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238 BCE Conquest of Sardinia
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218-201 BCE Second Punic War (Hannibal crossed the Alps)
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215-205 BCE First Macedonian War
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215-205 BCE First Macedonian War
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200-197 BCE Second Macedonian War
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200-191 BCE Gaul invasion of northern Italy
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192-189 BCE Syrian War
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171-168 was the Third Macedonian War
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135-132 BCE First Servile War (slave revolt)
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14-37 CE Tiberius, stepson of Caesar Augustus, became emperor
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37CE-285CE
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96-180 CE The period of the "Five Good Emperors"
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305 CE Constantine became the first Christian emperor
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305CE-330CE
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337CE-387CE
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"408-450 CE" Theodosius II, took office at age 7.
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435 CE is when the Eastern Roman Emperor recognized the independence of the Vandal kingdom in Africa
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439 CE is when the Vandals conquered the city of Carthage
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450 CE Attila led the Huns, another barbarian group, into Gaul
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450 CE wes when Marcian, a general and brother-in-law of Theodosius II, became the new Eastern Emperor.
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455 CE The Vandals, led by Gaiseric, sacked Rome
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476 CE was the first time, a barbarian, Romulus Augustus, was named Western Emperor by barbarian generals
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THE AFTERMATH in 527-565 CE
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Constantinople conquered by Ottoman Muslims in 1453 CE
