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Updated: 6 Nov 2017
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Rome was a dangerous placePompey's allies in the Senate ordered Caesar to give up command of his armiesCaesars army chased Pompey's forces and eventually killed himCaesar returned to Rome and renamed himself the Dictator for lifeafter Caesar returned home, a group of senators attacked and killed CaesarAntony and Octavian soundly defeated their opponents. after the battle the last of Caesars murderers killed themselvesOctavian sent a fleet to attack Antony, he sailed out to to meet it, they met west of Greece in the battle of Actium, Antony's fleet was defeated, but he escaped back to Egypt with Cleopatra. and they committed suicide so they wouldn't be taken prisoner by OctavianOctavian announced that he was giving up his power to the Senate, but in reality, he kept all of his power. The senate gave him a new name - Augustus, which means "revered one"Romans had taken over Gaul and much of central Europethe Pax Romana endedAll free people living in the Roman Empire was given the rights of citizensA great doctor named Galen lived in the AD 100'sJudea, where most Jews lived was conquered by RomansRomans became more hostile towards Jewsmany Jews believed the Messiah would appear soonThe Roman army crushed the Jewish revolt and destroyed JerusalemThe Empire stretched from Britain south to Egyptemperors had given up some of the land the Roman army had conqueredDiocletian became emperorForeign tribes have settled in the 200'sThe Visigoths destroyed the cityRome needed strong leaders to survive these attacks, but the emperors were weak. military leaders took power away from emperors and ruled RomeCorruption had become widespread in Roman governmentan uprising threatened to drive Justinian from Constantinople.The Ottoman Turks captured Constantinople, bringing an end to the Eastern Roman EmpireChristians formed the Orthodox churchPeriods
Caesar conquered nearly all of GaulAntony married Octavian's sister Octavia, 8 years later he divorced her to marry Cleopatra, the queen of EgyptColonists from some of these countries carried civil law around the worldJews rebelled against the RomansFor Justinian, an emperor, reuniting the old Roman empire was a passion
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