May25

Commodus- Roman empire began its decline while he was in rule

Diocletian- In 214 he was the emeror he was a strong willed army leader and a son of a slave

Constantine- a young commander who was one of the four rivals competeing for power when the civil war broke out

Eastern Empire- the wealthier half of the empire and was ruled by Diocletian

Western Empire- not as wealthy as the east and was not ruled by Diocletian

Battle of Milvian Bridge- the clash between Constantine and his rival fought near the bridge which is two miles outside of Rome. Constantine won!

Edict of Milan- it is when Constantine announced the end to the persecution of Christians and their religion was approved by the emperor

Constantinople- the capital which was given its new name of Constantinople after the center of the empire shifted from west to east

Germanic Peoples-  lived near the Rhine River the Huns raided them

Huns- people who were feared and as they moved west the Germanic People moved too and eventually destroyed the western half of the empire

Alaric- marched across the Alps towards Rome and was the king of the Visigoths in 410

Gaiseric- king of the Vandals in 455 sailed to Rome from north Africa and was a ruthless leader

Attila- one the the Huns leaders that made them seem more dangerous

Leo I- the Pope in 452

Romulus Augustus- the last Roman emperor who was 14 years old

Odoacer- a barbarian general who took the throne from Romulus Augustus

1. In the third century they had economic problems such as poor harvests, disruption of trade, no more plunder from wars, gold and silver drain inflation, and crushing tax burden.
2. Romes military had changed because their soldiers only fought so they could earn money so then they had to find barbarians who would accept lower pay fo teir military.
3. The religious change that Constantine brought was when he ended the persecution of Christians. The political change he brought was when he gained control of the western and eastern empire and changing the capital.
4. Germanic tribes invaded the empire because the Huns were moving and they felt threatened and moved west just like the Huns. Their army wasn't strong so the empire was unable to drive invaders out.
5. Diocletian should be considered a successful emperor because he made the empire stronger, he divided the empire into two parts, and he was ranked as one of the greatest emperors. Three reasons why Diocletian could be known as a failure is because not 100% of the reforms were a success, taxes were higher because of him having to pay the soldiers more, and when he tried to control the prices that mission failed.