THE FALL OF

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THE FALL OF

• ROME

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THE PROBLEMS IN ROME

• During the third century A.D. all THREE sources
  of prosperity that existed during PAX ROMANA
  disappeared
• Trade collapsed
• Loss of Money
• Farms were falling apart and grain was no longer
  being produced.

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WHAT DID ROME DO TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEMS?

• They raised taxes to try an get more money and
  they starting minting coins that contained less
  silver.
• This led to INFLATION Value of money goes DOWN
  prices of goods goes UP

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MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS IN ROME

• Lack of fertility (farms)
• Farmers begin to abandon farms because of the
  high taxes
• Slave labor discouraged the use of technology
• Food shortages
• Disease
• War
• Lack of Loyalty in the Military

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THE MILITARY FALLS APART

• In the army discipline and loyalty collapsed!
  Soldiers were no longer loyal to Rome. The
  government began to recruit
• MercenariesForeign soldiers who fought for
  money. They accepted little pay for service but
  were not loyal to Rome.

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Politics Fall Apart

• Romans had once considered holding political
  office an honor. By the 200s few chose to
  serve in the government. Only the army remained
  interested in politics. In a 50 year period 50
  generals were emperors of Rome.

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Rome Hangs on For Another 200 Years with the Help
of Reformers

• CONSTANTINE
• Gained control of the Western part of
  Diocletians empire and continued many of his
  reforms.
• A.D. 330 he moved the capital EAST from Rome to
  the Greek city of Byzantium this new location
  was centrally located for trade.
• He named the new city after himself
  Constantinople.

• DIOCLETIAN
• Governed as absolute
• Ruler, gave no freedoms
• Doubled the size of the Roman
• armies
• set fixed prices for goods to try
• and stop inflation.
• Ordered farmers to stay on their
• land and other workers to stay in their jobs for
  life.
• Persecuted Christians
• Divided the Empire in half East and West
  because he thought it was too big to control

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Why did the Germanic Tribes Invade?
Germanic tribes were moving away from the
invading HUNS. Fleeing from the HUNS they pushed
into Roman territory.
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Who were the Huns?

• Fierce Mongol nomads from central Asia.They began
  invading the regions of the Rhine and Danube
  rivers around 370 A.D., destroying all in their
  path!

Who was Attila?
The Huns powerful Chieftain
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Romes Last Emperor Who Was He? How Did He Lose
His Throne?

• A 14-year-old boy named Romulus Augustulus. In
  476 AD he was deposed by a German general named
  Odoacer and sent into exile.

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How was Rome Divided After Its Fall?
WEST
EAST
BYZANTINE EMPIRE
ROMAN EMPIRE
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ROMES LEGACY

• Greco-Roman Culture A mixture
  of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman culture. This
  time period is also called classical
  civilization. Roman artists, philosophers and
  writers did not merely copy Greek and Hellenistic
  models, they adapted it for their own purposes.

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ROMES LEGACY

• Fine Arts Romans created realistic sculptures
  and Roman art was practical in purpose and
  intended for education.
• The Romans also created mosaics pictures or
  designs made by setting small pieces of stone,
  glass or tile onto a surface.
• The Romans also excelled in the art of painting.

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ROMES LEGACY

• Literature Romans borrowed
• much of their philosophy from
• the Greeks. Stoicism, the
• philosophy from the teacher Zeno,
• was very influential.
• In the midst of it all,
• you must take your stand,
• good temperedly
• and without disdain.

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ROMES LEGACY

• Virgil Wrote Latin Literature, including Aeneid
  written to praise Rome and Roman virtues.
• Tacitus A Roman historian noted for presenting
  historical facts accurately. He wrote the Annals
  and Histories a discussion about the good and
  the bad aspects of the Roman Empire

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ROMES LEGACY

• Aqueducts Designed by Roman engineers to bring
  water from the rivers to the farms.

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ROMES LEGACY
Roman Law System

• Romes most lasting contribution.
• The Romans believed that laws should
• be fair and equal to all people.
• People had the right to equal treatment
• Innocent until proven guilty
• Burden of proof rested on the accuser
• Person should be punished for actions, not
  thoughts
• Laws that were unfair could be removed