The Fall of the Roman Empire

By b121
  • 161

    Marcus Aurelius

    Marcus Aurelius
    Marcus Aurelius was the last of the five good emporers of Rome. He ruled form the year 161 C.E. to 180 C.E. He named his son Commodus the next emporer. Marcus Aurelius was a great leader and during his rule culture flourished throughout Rome, and he spent a large portion of his time defending the borders of Rome.
  • 305

    Diocletian

    Diocletian
    Diocletian saw that the empire was beginning to decline and he did not want this to happen. He worked to strengthen the empire and so he the empire now had coemporers. The empire was now a tetrarchy and the empire was divided. Maximian took control of the west and Diocletian took control of the east. The west was not as wealthy but Maximian was able to double the size of the military.
  • 313

    Religious Belief

    Religious Belief
    constantine signed a document to allow religious belief throughout the empire without persecution. Christianity became bigger in the Roman Empire.
  • 324

    Constantine

    Constantine
    Constantine took over as emperor in 324 C.E. and under his own rule he reunited the east and the west and changed the capital to Byzantium which he named Constantinople. He wanted the capital to be a Christian city. When Constantine died in 337 C.E. the empire was divided again.
  • 476

    Germanic tribes

    Germanic tribes
    The German tribes were farmers and herders who were looking for new land and they were being invaded by the Huns in the fourth century. The tribes had permission to live in the Roman Empire and the Romans tried to defeat the Germans and they failed.
  • 476

    Decline of the empire

    Decline of the empire
    In 476 C.E., the west of the Roman Empire had fallen. Many problems caused this to happen including political failures, and economics.

  • Augustus Caesar

    Augustus Caesar
    Augustus Caesar was the first Roman emperor. He ruled during Pax Romana, which was 200 years of peace in Rome, when the government was strong and Augustus Caesar was able to strengthen the military and defend the borders of Rome. The borders of Rome were extended.

  • Commodus

    Commodus
    Commodus was not a good leader he was all about himself and he hated the work. He ruled for 12 years, and this was the start of the decline of the Roman Empire. He held circuses

  • 50 Years of Decline

    50 Years of Decline
    The 50 years of decline starts under Commodus' rule. At this time, there were several problems in Rome. The Roman Empire was very vast. Commodus did not worry about crime, and the economy began to weaken, and once the economy is weakened, you won't have money and the militay and so you lose territory.