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Empires
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The Height of the Roman Empire
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Awesome? Boundaries Mercenary System Cost of the military Citizens
Physically far from government Culturally different
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Decline Begins No Specific Date Attempts to stop it Diocletian
285 CE Division Tries to collect more taxes Reforms Too Late Not designed to rule polyglot
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Christianity: Friend or Foe?
Diocletian Persecutes Christians Wants to be worshiped as God Constantine Converts to Christianity Patriotism declines Focus on Personal Salvation
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Reasons for Decline No single collapse Political Confusion/Corruption
Plagues – Measles, Malaria, etc Upper-class become pleasure-seeking Economic Issues Invasions Battle of Adrianople -First Loss on Home Turf
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The Last Straw Last (Western) Roman Emperor deposed in 476 CE
Romulus Augustus falls to Odoacer The Byzantines keep going until 1453 CE
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The Gupta ( CE)
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Reasons for the Decline of the Gupta
Demand for cloth goes down = Less Trade Political Issues Administrative inefficiency inability to control local princes (Rajput) Weak successors Dynastic dissension Some internal rebellion
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The Last Straw: The Hephthalites
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Where are they from?
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What does the end look like?
Empire disintegrates White Huns are pushed back towards Persia Persia wins Ends in 1000 years of Fragmentation
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