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| -82 BC |
| | Sulla takes Rome for the second time, after a battle at the Colline Gate, and then publishes his lethal 'proscriptions' | |
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| 64 BC |
| | The Roman annexation of Syria brings the Silk Road all the way to the Mediterranean | |
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| 46 BC |
| | Vercingetorix is a prize exhibit in Caesar's great triumph in Rome, but the Celtic chieftain is strangled once the procession is over | |
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| 42 BC |
| | After their victory at Philippi, Octavian returns to Rome and Mark Antony remains in the east to control the extremities of the empire | |
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| 37 BC |
| | Herod, appointed king of Judaea by the senate in Rome, establishes his rule over Palestine | |
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| 30 BC |
| | Octavian annexes Egypt as a Roman territory and takes back to Rome the vast treasures of the Egyptian pharaohs | |
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| 30 BC |
| | With the annexation of Egypt, the entire Mediterranean falls under Roman control | |
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| 29 BC |
| | When Octavian's Egyptian hoard reaches Rome, the standard rate of interest falls from 12% to 4% | |
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| 27 BC |
| | Octavian is given the life-long title of Augustus by the senate in Rome, becoming in effect the first Roman emperor | |
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| 27 BC |
| | Livy begins writing and publishing his History of Rome, a task which will occupy him for forty years | |
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