The Fall of Rome Chapter 10 Lesson 2. The Decline of Rome Poor leadership –Severans – emperors, spent most of their time defending *** Ignored problems.

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The Fall of Rome Chapter 10 Lesson 2

The Decline of Rome Poor leadership –Severans – emperors, spent most of their time defending *** Ignored problems of crime and poverty –22 Emperors in 50 years

Decline of Rome Economic and Military Problems –As government weakened, law, roads and trade routes broke down –Economy worsened, people bought fewer goods –Businesses closed –Inflation – rapid price increases, money losing its value *** People stopped using money and began to barter

Decline of Rome Invaders – lower economy meant less tax money –Fewer taxes meant not paying army enough –Germanic tribes raided Roman cities

Roman Decline Diocletian –An emperor in 284 –Reforms – political changes –Tried to stop Rome’s decline by: Divided Rome into four parts Ordered workers to stay in job until they died Set prices of goods and wages –Reforms failed – people ignored new rules

Rome’s Decline Constantine – –Reforms – for workers –New laws –New capital – Byzantium Constantinople, now Istanbul, a former Greek city of Byzantium

Istanbul

The Baptism of Constantine, , not by Raphael but by his students.Raphael

Fall of Rome Theodosius –Ended the fighting after Constantine’s death –Divided the empire into two empires: East (Constantinople) and West (Rome)

Fall of Rome Germanic Tribes in search of warmer climates –Visigoths settled in Eastern Roman Empire –Treated poorly by Romans, so rebelled

Visigothic Kingdom c. 500

Fall of Rome More and more Germanic tribes entered Roman Empire Alaric – Visigoth leader, led the capture of Rome Vandals – overran Spain and then Italy 476 – Germanic general Odoacer over threw the emperor Augustulus & took control No other emperor ruled from Rome

The Vandals sack Rome

Fall of Rome Germanic tribes took over Gaul Christianity started to spread in Europe By 550, Western Rome had faded away Eastern Roman Empire prospered for 1000 more years (Byzantine Empire)

Rome’s Legacy Spread of Christianity Roman ideas about government: ***Americans believe a republic is the best form of government Building ideas Codes of laws English words from Latin Literature