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| 47 BC |
| | | Julius Caesar concludes a campaign in Asia Minor so speedily that he declares, succinctly, Veni, vidi, vici ('I came, I saw, I conquered') | |
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| 46 BC |
| | | Vercingetorix is a prize exhibit in Caesar's great triumph in Rome, but the Celtic chieftain is strangled once the procession is over | |
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| 46 BC |
| | | A town is founded by Julius Caesar on the ruined site of Carthage, and eventually flourishes as Colonia Julia Carthago | |
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| 45 BC |
| | | Julius Caesar's new calendar is introduced, at a time when its predecessor has become out of step with the seasons by three months | |
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| 44 BC |
| | | On March 15, the Ides of March, Julius Caesar is stabbed to death during a meeting of the senate | |
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| 44 BC |
| | | Octavian, an 18-year-old student in Apollonia, hears that he has been named by his uncle, Julius Caesar, as his successor and heir | |
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| 43 BC |
| | | Octavian, Mark Antony and Lepidus meet in Bologna and form an alliance known as the second triumvirate | |
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| 42 BC |
| | | Octavian and Mark Antony defeat the armies of Brutus and Cassius at Philippi, after which Brutus and Cassius commit suicide | |
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| 42 BC |
| | | After their victory at Philippi, Octavian returns to Rome and Mark Antony remains in the east to control the extremities of the empire | |
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| 41 BC |
| | | Mark Antony summons Cleopatra to visit him in Tarsus, to answer rumours that she has been disloyal to the empire | |
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