2. Decline and Fall of Rome

3. Decline RAfter Marcus Aurelius, a series of bad military rulers paid the military but ignored all the other citizens RFor 50 years, 22 different emperors seized power and met a violent death RAfter Marcus Aurelius, a series of bad military rulers paid the military but ignored all the other citizens RFor 50 years, 22 different emperors seized power and met a violent death

4. RPersians and Germanic tribes invaded Rome RPlague created a labor shortage RFarm production dropped because of invaders RPersians and Germanic tribes invaded Rome RPlague created a labor shortage RFarm production dropped because of invaders

5. Diocletian and Constantine’s Reforms RDiocletian ruled from 284-305 RConstantine ruled from 306-337 RThey divided the empire into four units with their own rulers RThe army was enlarged and government was strengthened RThey set wage and price controls RDiocletian ruled from 284-305 RConstantine ruled from 306-337 RThey divided the empire into four units with their own rulers RThe army was enlarged and government was strengthened RThey set wage and price controls

6. RConstantine legalized Christianity and built a new capital of Byzantium (the Eastern half of the empire) called Constantinople

7. Fall RAfter Constantine and Diocletian the wealthy eastern half of the empire split off with its capitol in Constantinople RThe western empire centered in Rome was invaded by the Huns, Visigoths and Vandals RAfter Constantine and Diocletian the wealthy eastern half of the empire split off with its capitol in Constantinople RThe western empire centered in Rome was invaded by the Huns, Visigoths and Vandals

8. RRomulus Augustus was removed from rule by the Germanic Army and thus is the end of the Roman World

9. Plague RAn epidemic disease

10. Inflation RA rapid increase in prices

11. Romulus Augustus RThe last Roman Emperor

12. Huns, Visigoths, Vandals RTribes from Asia and Germanic areas that invaded and sacked major Roman cities