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|The capital city of the Roman Empire, and of modern day Italy. Founded by Romulus and Remus, who supposedly fought over which one of them the city would be named after. Romulus killed his brother, and had the city named after himself.
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|The capital city of the Roman Empire, and of modern day Italy. Founded by Romulus and Remus; supposedly Romulus killed his brother, and had the city was named after him.
 
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|Governors in the distant lands of the Persian empire which expanded further to Egypt and Arabia; carefully watched by a special force called the "King's Eyes and Ears" to prevent any rebellions
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|Governors in the distant lands of the Persian empire which extended to Egypt and Arabia; carefully watched by the "King's Eyes and Ears" soldiers to prevent rebellions
 
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|between Rome and Carthage in 218-202 BC; Hannibal, leader of Carthage, crossed over the Alps with his army and elephants to surprise the Romans but ultimately could not conquer Rome; Rome acquired Spain as a result of this war
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|between Rome and Carthage in 218-202 BC; Carthage's leader Hannibal led his army with elephants over the Alps to surprise the Romans, but could not conquer Rome; by the end Rome had acquired Spain
 
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|Representing the wealthy families in Rome, it was the dominant force of the Roman Republic's government; it had some similarities to the U.S. Senate today
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|Representing wealthy families in Rome, it dominated the Roman Republic; similar to the U.S. Senate today
 
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|[[Seven Wonders of the Ancient World]]  
 
|[[Seven Wonders of the Ancient World]]  
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