Notes from powerpoint:
Diocletian ruled from 284- 303
he thought it was good to persecute Christians
Rome needed a bigger army
Rome needed a bigger government
Constantine: rules from 306- 337
He thought it was bad to persecute Christians
he was a Christian after the cross in the sky story
313- Edict of Milan
Byzantium- Constantinople before it was named Constantinople
4th century-
farming system- peasants worked for landlords
increased the taxes for people who cant afford it
Romes power decreasing, nomadic barbarians increasing
western empire is poor, is neglected
The Huns- from china to eastern Europe
Visigoths- loot Spain, capture Rome in 410
Ostrogoth's- Italy
Franks- Gaul
Angles and Saxons- Britain
500 BC- monarchy abolished
450 BC- twelve table established
44 BC- end of Julius Caesar
27 BC- 180 AD - Pax Romana
5th century invasions by barbarians
last emperor- teenage boy installed in 475 by his father (Romulus Augustulus)
Barbarians deposed him without killing him
476- last emperor is gone (THE END)
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