The Decline and Fall of Rome

By WilliamSmith21
  • 200

    Economy

    Economy
    In the 200's A.D., Rome's economy started to break. Government weakened and law and order began to be meaningless to the people.
  • 235

    Political Problems

    Political Problems
    Severans began to rule and focused more on protection than anything else. But when the last Severan died, the government weakened, and people began to compete and fight for the throne. (235 A.D.)
  • 284

    Diocletian

    Diocletian
    In 284 A.D., a general became an emperor, and his name was Diocletian. To help the economy, he split rome into four parts since ruling rome was to much for one person. He made rules to help, but nobody listened.
  • 312

    Constantine

    Constantine
    In 312 A.D., after the long period of fighting for the throne, Constantine became emperor. He made many orders to help the economy. one of them was that the sons of workers had to continue and take on their fathers job once he died or retired. he also moved the capital to Byzantium where he built the city. The new city he named, Constantinople.
  • 337

    The End of Constantine

    The End of Constantine
    in 337 A.D., Constantine died, and fighting began yet again for the throne.
  • 376

    Visigoths

    Visigoths
    In the late 300's A.D., the Huns entered Europe, which scared the Visigoths, making them ask Rome for protection. After they fought, romans enslaved some of the Visigoths and made tensions worse.
  • 378

    The Revolt

    The Revolt
    In 378 A.D., the enslaved Visigoths revolted against the Romans and won their land. Soon most Germanic tribes knew Rome couldn't protect itself and started heading into Rome..
  • 395

    Rome is Split

    Rome is Split
    In 395 A.D., after a Emperor named Theodosius decided that Rome was two much for one person, he split Rome into two halves of the Empire.
  • 406

    Germanic Groups Enter

    Germanic Groups Enter
    In 406 A.D., the Germanic groups crossed the frozen Rhine River and entered Gaul, a part of the Eastern Roman Empire.
  • 410

    Alaric Conquers Rome

    Alaric Conquers Rome
    in 410 A.D., a Visigoth leader known as Alaric, conquered Rome with his tribe and together they burnt Rome's records and looted their treasury. This was also the first time Rome had been conquered in 800 years.
  • 455

    Vandals Enter Rome

    Vandals Enter Rome
    in 455 A.D., the Germanic group known as the Vandals entered Rome. They went into all of the Roman houses, found anything and everything that was valuable, then destroyed and burned it all.
  • 476

    Odoacer Rules Western Rome

    Odoacer Rules Western Rome
    In 476 A.D., A Germanic general named Odoacer overthrew Romulus Augustulus, and took control of western Rome.
  • 550

    Western Rome Ends

    Western Rome Ends
    In 550 A.D. the Western Roman Empire had faded almost completely however, the Germanic rulers kept some of their traditions and used them.