Good Morning!! July 7th
1. This famous Roman emperor created the
idea of a Triumvirate _______________
2. A triumvirate is ____________________
3. How did Julius Caesar obtain complete
power in the Roman empire?
4. “Pax Romana” means ________________
5. Name 3 positive things that came out of the
Pax Romana (arts, entertainment, law, etc)
THE RISE OF
CHRISTIANITY
RELIGION IN THE
EMPIRE
• PAGAN
• EMPEROR WORSHIP
• ADOPTED MANY
GODS
• MYSTERY
RELIGIONS
RELIGION IN THE
EMPIRE
• PROPHETS SPOKE
ABOUT A MESSIAH
• JEWS LOOKED FOR
MESSIAH TO FREE
THEM FROM ROME
SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY
• CHRISTIANS
REFUSED TO
WORSHIP EMPEROR
• CHRISTIANITY
OUTLAWED (100’S
CE)
• CHRISTIANS
BECAME MARTYRS
NERO
SUCCESS OF
CHRISTIANITY
• 312 CE EMPEROR
CONSTANTINE
FIGHTS UNDER
CHRISTIAN GOD
• 337 CE
CONSTANTINE
CONVERTS TO
CHRISTIANITY
ROME HAS SOME
ISSUES:
• 200’S CE CIVIL
WAR & CHAOS
• FRONTIERS
NOT
DEFENDED
PROPERLY
ROME HAS SOME
ISSUES
• BARBARIANS
INVADED
• TRAVEL
BECAME
UNSAFE
ROME HAS SOME
ISSUES
• TRADE
DECLINED
• TROUBLE
COLLECTING
TAXES
• INFLATION
ROME HAS SOME
ISSUES
• LARGE
LANDOWNERS
HAD PRIVATE
ARMIES
DIOCLETIAN
• SPLITS THE EMPIRE
• FIXED PRICES AND
OCCUPATIONS TO ENSURE
STEADY SUPPLIES
CONSTANTINE
• SOLE EMPEROR IN
324 CE
• NEW CAPITAL:
CONSTANTINOPLE
• THEODOSIUS
• LAST
EMPEROR TO
RULE A
UNIFIED
EMPIRE
GERMANIC TRIBES
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HUNS
OSTRAGOTHS
LOMBARDS
VANDALS
FRANKS
JUTES
ANGLES
SAXONS
SCOTS
BURGUNDIANS
GERMANIC TRIBES
• HUNS FORCED
OTHERS WEST
INTO EMPIRE
• NOT GIVEN
CITIZENSHIP IN
EMPIRE
END OF THE EMPIRE
• EASTERN &
WESTERN PARTS
DRIFTED APART
• 476 CE ROMULUS
AUGUSTULUS
OVERTHROWN
WHY DID ROME
DECLINE?
• Military:
–lacked discipline & training
–Rome hired mercenaries
WHY DID ROME
DECLINE?
• Political:
–Corrupt officials
–Civil wars over succession
WHY DID ROME
DECLINE?
• Economic:
–Heavy taxes
–Reliance on slave labor
–Inflation
WHY DID ROME
DECLINE?
• SOCIAL:
–Lack of patriotism
–Devoted to luxury and self
interest
RESULTS OF ROME’S
DECLINE
• ANARCHY: NO
CENTRALIZED
GOVERNMENT
• DECLINE IN
LEARNING &
EDUCATION
CHRISTIANITY IS THE ONE
STABILIZING FACTOR