Philippi: The Battle That Buried the Roman Republic
On October 23, 42 BC, the republican army of Brutus was destroyed at Philippi in northern Greece, leaving Mark Antony and Octavian masters of Rome and sealing the Republic's fate.
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The Night Rome Burned
On the night of July 18, 64 AD, a fire broke out in shops near the Circus Maximus and burned for nine days, destroying nearly three-quarters of ancient Rome.
The Day Rome Reset Time
On January 1, 45 BC, Julius Caesar's brand-new calendar — 365 days, with a leap day every fourth year — took effect in Rome after a monster 445-day year brought the seasons back into line.
The Ides of March: Caesar Falls, 44 BC
On March 15, 44 BC, Julius Caesar was stabbed 23 times by Roman senators in the Curia of Pompey — an assassination meant to save the Republic that instead helped bury it.