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Decline and Fall of Rome

Decline RAfter Marcus Aurelius, a series of bad military rulers paid the military but ignored all the other citizens RFor 50 years, 22 different emperors seized power and met a violent death RAfter Marcus Aurelius, a series of bad military rulers paid the military but ignored all the other citizens RFor 50 years, 22 different emperors seized power and met a violent death

RPersians and Germanic tribes invaded Rome RPlague created a labor shortage RFarm production dropped because of invaders RPersians and Germanic tribes invaded Rome RPlague created a labor shortage RFarm production dropped because of invaders

Diocletian and Constantine’s Reforms RDiocletian ruled from RConstantine ruled from RThey divided the empire into four units with their own rulers RThe army was enlarged and government was strengthened RThey set wage and price controls RDiocletian ruled from RConstantine ruled from RThey divided the empire into four units with their own rulers RThe army was enlarged and government was strengthened RThey set wage and price controls

RConstantine legalized Christianity and built a new capital of Byzantium (the Eastern half of the empire) called Constantinople

Fall RAfter Constantine and Diocletian the wealthy eastern half of the empire split off with its capitol in Constantinople RThe western empire centered in Rome was invaded by the Huns, Visigoths and Vandals RAfter Constantine and Diocletian the wealthy eastern half of the empire split off with its capitol in Constantinople RThe western empire centered in Rome was invaded by the Huns, Visigoths and Vandals

RRomulus Augustus was removed from rule by the Germanic Army and thus is the end of the Roman World

Plague RAn epidemic disease

Inflation RA rapid increase in prices

Romulus Augustus RThe last Roman Emperor

Huns, Visigoths, Vandals RTribes from Asia and Germanic areas that invaded and sacked major Roman cities