The Emperors During Rome

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The Emperors During Romes Decline
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Goals

• Who were the emperors during Romes decline?
• How did they try to save the empire?

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Emperor Diocletian

• Came to power in A.D. 284
• Reign was called New Empire because he made new
  reforms

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The Reign of Diocletian

• Told farmers and merchants how much they could
  charge for goods (Edict on Prices)
• Increased size of army and government
• Divided empire to keep it running smoothly
• Each side had own government

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The Reign of Diocletian

• Divided empire was expensive - Diocletian created
  new tax system to pay for it
• He shared power with another emperor

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Emperor Constantine

• Came to power in A.D. 312
• Under him, Christianity became main religion

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The Reign of Constantine

• Built new capital at Byzantium and renamed it
  Constantinople
• It is located between Greece and Asia, reachable
  by land and sea, good defense
• Dedicated in A.D. 330 became New Rome

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After Constantine

• Nephew, Julian, becomes emperor in A.D. 361
• Christianity becomes official religion by A.D.
  400
• By A.D. 400, empire permanently split