Year
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Description
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Answer
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4 BC
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This client king of Judea, known for the Massacre of the Innocents, dies
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Herod the Great
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7 BC
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This biblical figure is born in a manger in Bethlehem
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Jesus Christ
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19 BC
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This Roman national epic poem and masterpiece, written by Virgil, is published
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The Aeneid
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27 BC
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The Roman Republic ends when this man becomes the first Roman Emperor
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Augustus
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30 BC
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This last Egyptian pharaoh kills herself
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Cleopatra
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44 BC
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Julius Caesar is assassinated on this day of the year
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the Ides of March
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47 BC
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"I came, I saw, I conquered", in Latin
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Veni, vidi, vici
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49 BC
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Caesar illegally crosses this river which incited a civil war
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Rubicon
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50 BC
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Famous comic book: "The year is 50 BC. Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans. Well, not entirely..."
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Asterix
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59 BC
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Caesar, Crassus and Pompey the Great establish this type of alliance where three individuals hold power
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Triumvirate
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63 BC
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This man, probably the best-known Roman orator, becomes consul
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Cicero
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71 BC
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This gladiator leads a bloody slave uprising (you might know the 1960 Kirk Douglas film)
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Spartacus
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c.100 BC
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An unknown artist creates this well-known statue
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Venus de Milo
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108 BC
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First proven mention of this present-day Korean city
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Pyongyang
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c. 114 BC
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This trade route network connecting Europe with China is used for the first time
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the Silk Road
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133 BC
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This city becomes to first ever to have more than 1,000,000 inhabitants
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Rome
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146 BC
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The Third Punic War ends with the complete destruction of this city
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Carthage
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153 BC
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By changing the date, this day becomes the first of the Roman year
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January 1
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164 BC
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By rededicating the Holy Temple, the Jews start commemorating this holiday
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Hanukkah
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196 BC
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This Egyptian stone, rediscovered in 1799 to study hieroglyphs, is created
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Rosetta Stone
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