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1 Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

2 Decline Summary Outside threats, civil strife, and economic woes weakened Rome’s ability to hold the empire together Diocletian and Constantine could not revive the divided empire’s economy The migration of Germanic tribes helped bring about an end to the Roman Empire The Eastern Empire survived as the Byzantine Empire

3 Migration Crisis

4 How bad was it? From 235-284 the empire had 22 Emperors! Diocletian divided the Empire up into 4 units to try and manage the collapse

5 Why did it fall? Theories Christianity’s emphasis on a spiritual kingdom weakened Roman military virtues Traditional Roman values declined as non-Italians gained prominence in the empire Lead poisoning through leaden water pipes and cups caused a mental decline in the population Plague wiped out one-tenth of the population Rome faild to advance technologically due to slavery Rome could not create a workable political system

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