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masked assailants, stoking fears of an increase in anti-Semitism. Alemanno immediately
condemned the attack and urged the police to find the culprits.
TIMELINE
753 BC
According to legend, this is the year Romulus kills his twin brother Remus and founds Rome. Evid-
ence exists of an 8th-century settlement on the Palatino.
509 BC
On the death of the king Tarquinius Superbus, the Roman Republic is founded, giving birth to the
acronym SPQR (Senatus Populusque Romanus; the Senate and People of Rome).
146 BC
Carthage is razed to the ground at the end of the Third Punic War and mainland Greece is conquered
by rampant legionaries. Rome becomes undisputed master of the Mediterranean.
73-71 BC
Spartacus leads a slave revolt against dictator Cornelius Sulla. Defeat is inevitable; punishment is
brutal. Spartacus and 6000 followers are crucified along Via Appia Antica.
49 BC
'Alea iacta est' ('The die is cast'). Julius Caesar leads his army across the River Rubicon and marches on
Rome. In the ensuing civil war, Caesar defeats rival Pompey.
15 March, 44 BC
On the Ides of March, soon after Julius Caesar is proclaimed dictator for life, he is stabbed to death
in the Teatro di Pompeo (on modern-day Largo di Torre Argentina).
AD 14
Augustus dies after 41 years as Rome's first emperor. His reign is successful, unlike those of his mad
successors Tiberius and Caligula, who go down in history for their cruelty.
64
Rome is ravaged by a huge fire that burns for five and a half days. Some blame Nero, although he
was in Anzio when the conflagration broke out.
67
St Peter and St Paul become martyrs as Nero massacres Rome's Christians. The persecution is a
thinly disguised ploy to win back popularity after the great fire of 64 AD.
80
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