Diocletian
- ruled from 284-303
- he thought it was fine to persecute Christians
- Rome needs a big army (400,000)strong
- Rome needs a big government (20,000) officials
Constantine
- ruled from 306-337
- he thought it was fine to be a Christian
- conversion to Christianity
- 313- his Edict of Milan proclaims freedom and worship
- built a new capital in the east - Byzantium then known as Constantinople
Struggle of the Peasants
- country dwellers are getting bankrupted by endless tax collection
- new farming system peasants work for elite landlords on large farms
- peasants can avoid paying taxes but they are getting hit jsut as hard by the landlords
- paying of debt and and being "allowed" to live on the land, in exchange for endless back-breaking work
- foreshadowing feudalism
- feudalism-taking the empire and making it less and less an influence on their life; local rule
The Western Empire Falls Apart
- Rome's power is decreasing, which nomadic barbarians gain power
- Western Empire is too poor begin to be neglected
- Huns migrate from China to eastern Europe
- Visigoths take over Spain and actually capture and loot Rome itself in 410
- vandals control Carthage and the western Mediterranean
Barbarian Tribes
- Ostrogoths (Italy)
- Franks (Gaul)
- Angles and Saxons (Britain)
End of an Era
from the beginnings...
- 500 BC - the monarchy is abolished
- 450 BC- the Twelve Tables are established
through the glory days
- 44 BC - end of the line for Julius Caesar
- 27 BC -180 BC AD - the Roman Peace (Pax Romana)
to the bitter end...
- constant fifth century invasions by barbarian tribes left the western Roman Empire shattered and crumbled
- barbarians deposed of Romulus Augustus without bothering to kill him
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