By Roman tradition, in what year was the city of Rome founded?
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753 BCE
Roman tradition dated the founding of the city and its first king to 753 BCE.
Dates in History
When it happened, from the ancient world to the 21st century
Dates in History is a Bertopia flashcard pack of 66 cards: when it happened, from the ancient world to the 21st century. It covers ancient world; medieval world; early modern world; modern world.
Sample cards
The Tang dynasty, often seen as a golden age of Chinese culture, was founded in which year?
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618 CE
The Tang followed the short Sui dynasty in 618 and ruled for nearly three centuries of cultural flowering.
Gutenberg's Bible, the first major book printed in Europe with movable metal type, was completed in about which year?
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1455
The Gutenberg Bible was probably finished in Mainz in late 1455. It was the first great book printed in western Europe with movable metal type.
Haiti declared its independence from France in which year?
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1804
Haiti won independence from France and celebrates it on 1 January 1804.
By ancient tradition, the first Olympic Games were held in which year?
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776 BCE
Official games were held every four years from 776 BCE, though they probably started earlier.
The Battle of Talas, between Abbasid and Tang forces in Central Asia, took place in which year?
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751
The Tang kept expanding westward until Arab forces defeated them at Talas in 751.
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