fall of rome christianity
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The Greatness of the Roman
Empire
Rome was the most
powerful empire
Europe had ever seen.
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Roman Empire at its height 117 C.E.
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The Contribution of Rome
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Roman legal accomplishments
Rome had a republicandemocracy- sometimes
Had a senate wherepatricians (upper class)
could represent people
Nobody is above the law,not the emperor, not thesenate, not the people, notthe police.
Laws are written downand must be respected
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Great Rulers
Julius Caesaret tu Brute?
Augustus Caesarincreased Caesar's empire
DiocletianSplit the empire into two parts
HadrianHadrian's wall in England
TrajenThe forum, rebuilt Rome
Marcus Aurelius= last good emperor
Among othersof course there were some terrible onestoo!
Nero
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Art/Architecture
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Art/Architecture
Roman Arch
The Pantheonfirst dome
The Coliseum
Its architecture was
Hellenistic (meaning
Greek inspired)
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TechnologyRoman Roads, Concrete
All roads lead to Rome
City planning
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Technology:
Aqueducts
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Science
Ptolemyhypothesized about the makeup
of the universe.
Geocentric (earth centered universe)(Will later be proven wrong)
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Language
Latin (the language of
Rome) evolves into the
Romance LanguagesFrench, Italian, Spanish,
and Portuguese
Latin is still the official
language of the Roman
Catholic Church
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Military MightSpread of the Pax Romana (Peace of Rome)
The empire is peaceful because if you mess
with it, they kill you.
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Decline of RomeLong period of decline
Example: at one point they had 22 emperors over a 50year period, 20 died violently
Persians and Germans move into empire
Civil war and plague hurt empire
Money TroublesTrade /industry declined.
Labor shortage due to disease
Farm production declined
Money became short and soldiers were scarce Had to hire Germanic soldiers = who had no loyalty to Rome and
did not understand tradition
Overall decline in society, morals, education,
businessRemember what we said about civilizations needs
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Roman Coliseum
Gladiators
Decline in morals
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Ever see the movie? Think about its
central themedecline of morals
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ew e g onRise of Christianity
Christianity spreads through Roman EmpirePreaches monotheistic (one god) religiongrew because it was more appealing to the poor becauseit viewed everyone as equal
Romans paid little attention to Christianity at firstthen began to see it as a threat to society
Persecuted Christians
Persecution strengthened Christianity forcing it tobecome more organized
Eventually, Romans give in
If you cant beat em, join em.
Constantine =first Christian Emperor of Rome
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Archbishop / CardinalIn charge of an Archdiocese in big city
Bishop/DioceseIn each big town / small city
Priest/ParishIn each town / village
PopeIn charge of whole Church
Christian Church moves headquarters to Rome
Church very organizedhierarchical system
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Fall of Rome
Rome was besieged by
various tribes from
modern day Germany
and France.
Huns from Russia /
central Asia invaded
eastern Europe and forced
the German Visigoths into
Roman territory.
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Fall of Rome
Eventually Visigoths destroyed Rome and
took control
Vandals invaded southern Spain and Africa/
eventually crossed over into Italy from
Northern Africa and sacked Rome also
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Fall of Rome
In 476 Western Roman Empire Falls
The Dark Ages falls upon Western Europe
Eastern Roman empire became known as
the Byzantine Empire and thrived around
Constantinople.
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Constantinople: The New Rome
Built by Roman Emperor Constantine
Today it is called Istanbul
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Although the fall of the Roman
Empire did not happen overnight,many consider its fall the beginning
of the Middle Ages or Dark Ages.
Summary
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Summary
The Roman Empire fell due to outside
attacks and disease (brought on by
trade)The Middle Ages began as the
Christian Church replaced
governments as the central authority.