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The Fall of the Roman Empire
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End of the Pax Romana
• Marcus Aurelius was the last of the five good emperors and died in A.D. 180. A period of conflict followed.
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Military Conflicts
• Starting in A.D. 235 whoever had military strength ruled Rome (22 emperors in 50 years!!!)
• Rome was invaded by many German tribes• The Empire didn’t have enough money to pay
for a defending military• The state had to hire soldiers from outside the
Empire who had little loyalty to the empire
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Economic Conflicts
• Decline in trade and small industry• Labor shortage created by plague (fast
spreading, deadly disease)• Decline in farm production• Roman money began to lose its value
(inflation)
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The Late Roman Empire
• Believing the empire had become too large, emperor Diocletian divided it into four units, each with its own ruler.
• Diocletian issued a price and wage freeze to combat the poor economic climate in which Roman money was becoming worthless (inflation)
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• Constantine began his reign in A.D. 306• He constructed a new capital city in the East
called Constantinople (modern day Istanbul in Turkey) for defense and trade.
• Rome now had two capitols, one in the East (Constantinople) and one in the West (Rome)
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The Fall
• A series of military defeats against Germanic Tribes (Huns, Visigoths, Vandals)
• These tribes took control of regions that were previously part of the Roman Empire
• The Eastern part of the Empire, Byzantine continued to prosper
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Works Cited
• Usu.edu• Nndb.com• Rome.mrdonn.org