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⚔️ Pompey's Campaign Against Mediterranean Pirates
Pompey is given a three-year extraordinary command against the pirates plaguing the Mediterranean and defeats them in forty days.⟶
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Egypt👑 Octavian Becomes Augustus, Marking the End of the Roman Republic
the Roman Senate votes Octavian the title of Augustus. Augustus eventually assumes all authority formerly held by the Roman senate becoming the first emperor. This is traditionally taken as the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Principate (27 BC-AD 235).⟶
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Germany💰 Augustus Establishes Military Treasury
The Princeps Augustus sets up a treasury, the aerarium militare (170 million sestertii), with the specific purpose of paying bonuses to retiring legion veterans. This is financed by a 5% tax on inheritances, a system said to have been suggested in Julius Caesar's memoirs.⟶
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SyriaGreeceTurkeySpainFranceUnited Kingdom🛡️ Roman Conquest of Ceuta
Romans take control of Ceuta, a port city on the North African side of the Strait of Gibraltar.⟶
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MoroccoItaly🚢 Rome's Naval Dominance Achieved
The Romans now have complete control of the Mediterranean Sea.⟶
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ItalyGreeceEgyptTurkeySpainFranceUnited Kingdom⚔️ Emperor Galba's Reign and Assassination
Servius Sulpicius Galba, Roman emperor (b. 3 BC)⟶
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