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1 Ancient Rome & The Origin of Christianity
Outcome: The Fall of the Roman Empire

2 Constructive Response Questions
What factors contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire?

3 What will we learn? Factors that weakened Rome (Social, political, economic, military) Emperor Constantine Germanic invasions

4 The Fall of the Roman Empire
A Century of Crisis Pax Romana came to an end with Marcus Aurelius (AD ) The rulers that followed were unable to manage the large empire and its growing problems. Result: The Roman Empire began to decline

5 The Roman Empire Under Augustus
Stable Secure Powerful!

6 Rome Fell Like a Game of Jenga
Social Factors Political Factors Economic Factors Many factors weakened Rome over the course of several centuries. By the end, it was too broken to save Military Factors

7 4 FACTORS WEAKENED ROME

8 The Fall of the Roman Empire
Problems Economic Trade was disrupted by hostile tribes and pirates No new gold or silver sources = raise taxes Created more money = inflation (bad) Soil in Italy and Western Europe became increasingly less fertile

9 The Fall of the Roman Empire
Political Citizens were losing their patriotism towards Rome Government began to be controlled by military Terrible emperors such as Nero, Commodus, & Caligula murdered, raped, and impoverished their people

10 Examples of BAD EMPERORS!
Caligula Ruled AD Lacked experience of collective decision making Rumored incest with 3 of his sisters Rumored to enjoy watching torture Wanted to make his horse a member of the Senate Was stabbed by imperial bodyguard while watching a gladitorial show in 41AD

11 Examples of BAD EMPERORS!
Nero Ruled from AD Little interest in governing, preferred to be poet & actor Burned down part of the city to build his palace Persecuted Christians Killed his mother Committed suicide after being deposed by the senate

12 Examples of BAD EMPERORS!
Commodus Ruled from AD; empire begins to erode, ends Pax Romana Wasn’t very bright Ran a “hands-off” government Not a military leader Was vain, thought of himself like Hercules & fought in the Colosseum; renamed Rome colonia Commodiana Was assassinated by eating poison beef and strangled when it was feared he might recover from the poison

13 Commodus in Gladiator

14 Examples of BAD EMPERORS!
Elagabulus Ruled from AD Wanted to make the sun- god Elagabal the main deity in the Pantheon Acted as if he were a god Built a new temple for Elagabal; actions appalled the Roman subjects Was murdered by praetorian guards in 222 AD

15 The Fall of the Roman Empire
Social People were slowly losing their confidence in the Empire Gap between rich and poor was still very wide Decline in interest in public affairs

16 The Fall of the Roman Empire
Military Low funds for defense Mercenaries (foreign soldiers) hired who accepted lower pay Soldiers were less disciplined and loyal

17 The Fall of the Roman Empire
Reform Attempted Emperor Diocletian Becomes emperor in 284 AD Ruled with iron fist and limited personal freedoms Doubled size of army Sought to control inflation Divided empire in two: Greek Speaking East & Latin Speaking West

18 Split of the Empire

19 Emperor Constantine

20 The Fall of the Roman Empire
Emperor Constantine Embraced Christianity due to vision he had at the battle of Milvian Bridge; victory at Milvian Bridge made him sole ruler of Rome First Christian Roman emperor Issued the Edict of Milan which allowed Christians to worship freely Moves capital of empire east to Byzantium; builds new city New city is later renamed Constantinople (in modern day Turkey) Eastern empire flourishes due to trade and wealth

21 The Fall of the Roman Empire
Western Empire Crumbles The decline of the Western Roman Empire took place over many years Final collapse was due to: Worsening internal problems The separation of the Western Empire from wealthier East Outside invasions

22 The Fall of the Roman Empire
Germanic Invasions Mongol nomads, The Huns, forced Germanic peoples on empire’s borders to push into Roman lands Last Roman Emperor, Romulus Augustulus, ousted by Germanic forces in 476 AD

23 Attila the Hun In 453 AD, Pope Leo begged for mercy and persuaded Attila not to attack and destroy the city of Rome. Attila relented and turned away (probably because of a famine which occurred the year before), planning to attack the Eastern Roman Empire. He never got the chance he would die on his wedding night (although he already had several wives). He ruled only for 8 years!

24 Invasion Routes

25 Romulus Augustulus Deposed

26

27 Finished.

28 The Fall of the Roman Empire
Result: The Western Roman Empire was no more but the eastern empire would continue to thrive as a region known today as Byzantium

29 Constructive Response Questions
What factors contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire?

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