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Rome just ended Pax Romana (200 years of peace with the Julio-Claudian Dynasty)
Commodus was now the ruler (he was cruel). He wanted to be a gladiator. His bodyguard killed him. Chaos broke out for 10 years
Fall of Rome
Fall of Rome
Poor leadership-Poor leadership-people fighting people fighting
over throneover throne
There was no honor in There was no honor in doing your duty for doing your duty for
your country, honesty, your country, honesty, or courageor courage
Government Government officials were officials were dishonest and dishonest and
took bribestook bribes
Some people Some people stopped paying stopped paying
taxestaxes
Fewer people attended Fewer people attended schools schools
Poor economy-Poor economy-fewer jobs fewer jobs (inflation)(inflation)
disease killed 1/10 disease killed 1/10 peoplepeople
Fall of Fall of RomeRome
Coins had no value(put Coins had no value(put less gold in them) less gold in them)
people began to barterpeople began to barter
Outsiders wanted Outsiders wanted Rome because of Rome because of
good soil and warm good soil and warm climate(Germanic climate(Germanic Tribes attacked) Tribes attacked)
Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Franks, Vandals, Franks, Vandals,
Angles and Saxons-Angles and Saxons-From N. EuropeFrom N. Europe
Many people moved Many people moved away because of away because of
violent battles, poor violent battles, poor economy, persecution economy, persecution
of Christiansof Christians
Battle of Adrianople
Visigoths asked Eastern Rome for protection. Eastern Rome let them settle just inside Rome’s border
Rome forced Visigoths to buy food at higher prices and Rome enslaved many Visigoths.
Visigoths got tired of being mistreated and rebelled.
This is the Battle Of Adrianople.
This let the rest of the world see that Rome was weak and couldn’t defend itself
Constantine The Great
1st Roman Emperor to become a Christian (converted when he saw a faming cross-believed sign “thou shall conquer)
Gave Roman Bishops more power and stopped persecution of Christians (religion was a choice)
Moved the Capital from Rome to Byzantium in a city called Constantinople-modern day Istanbul (built Hipodrome