1. After the Fall of Rome
300—1000 AD

2. Four Bad Emperors Tiberius (14 AD—37AD) Caligula (37—41)
Claudius (41—54)
Nero (54—68)

3. Tiberius (14 AD—37AD)

4. Caligula (37—41)

5. Claudius (41—54)

6. Nero (54—68)

7. Five Good Emperors Vespasian (69—71) Titus (79—81) Domitian (81—96)
Trajan (96—117)
Hadrian (117—138)

8. Vespasian (69—71)

9. Titus (79—81)

10. Domitian (81—96)

11. Trajan (96—117)

12. Hadrian (117—138)

13. Hadrian’s Wall

16. The next emperors? They were all weak
“Rome changed from a kingdom of gold to a kingdom of iron and rust.”
In 50 years, 190 cities bankrupt.

17. Diocletian (284—305) East vs. West Two emperors: Rome and Byzantium
Augustus vs. Caesar
Stroke in 305.

19. Constantine (306—337) Christian Council of Nicaea (325 AD)
Cross on shields
Seat of empire moved to Byzantium.
Called it Constantinople.
Rome subject to outsiders—the Huns.

20. Council of Nicaea

21. Barbarian Invasions Huns from Far East Leader was Attila
Visigoths—Germanic
Vandals—Spanish
Francs—French
Anglo-Saxons—England
476 AD Odoacer rules in the West.