What Happened to the Roman Empire?

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What Happened to the Roman Empire?

Internal / External Problems Political instability Econ decline Social unrest External Barbarians invaded 410- Visigoths 476- Vandals

Political Instability 180 AD- 284 AD: Third Century Loss of control Difficult to rule a large Empire Political in-fighting/ assassinations Decreasing military strength- discipline, mercenaries Decreasing sense of public spirit

Economic Decline Trade and ag declining… Unemployment rising Taxes increasing to pay cost of govt. and army Inflation increasing– money depreciated– hurts the poor

Social Unrest Wealthy in villas Small middle class in provinces 95% below poverty line- without land or jobs Plague and poverty decrease populations Decline in morale and values

Diocletian Tried to restore order Divided the Empire to make admin easy

Constantine Reunited the Empire Enlarged the army Increased civil service Moved the capital to Byzantium

External Problems German/ Hun invasions Provinces are overrun Loss of territory

Society/ Politics 410 AD– Alaric and the Visigoths burned and plundered Rome Capital moved to Milan! 476 AD– Vandal tribes ruled by Odovacer captured Rome Emperor deposed Destruction

Results End of a strong, central gov’t Roman power in the West disappeared Loss of territory No dominant power Political vacuum-- other civs begin to develop Small warring kingdoms, feudalism

Dark Ages Decline of the Roman civilization Depopulation Decline of agriculture and trade Decline of culture… Conquered by Charlemagne ~800 Byzantium preserved Roman Civilization