warm up: describe the daily activities in a roman city
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Thursday, October 23, 2014. Fall of Rome #42 * Roman Eulogy Due Wed. 10/26 *Test and Notebook Check Tues. 10/25 *Vocab Due Tomorrow. Warm Up: Describe the daily activities in a Roman City. Have Chapter 6.4 Reading question out. (back of City Map). Pax Romana. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Fall of Rome #42Fall of Rome #42**Roman Eulogy Due Wed. 10/26Roman Eulogy Due Wed. 10/26
*Test and Notebook Check Tues. 10/25*Test and Notebook Check Tues. 10/25*Vocab Due Tomorrow*Vocab Due Tomorrow
Warm Up: Describe the daily Warm Up: Describe the daily activities in a Roman City.activities in a Roman City.
Have Chapter 6.4 Reading question Have Chapter 6.4 Reading question out. (back of City Map)out. (back of City Map)
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Pax RomanaFrom 30 B.C. until A.D. 180 Rome enjoyed a period of peace and prosperity. This time period is referred to by historians as the Pax Romana, or Roman Peace.
This 200 year period of peace and stability allowed the Roman Empire to achieve new heights in technology, agriculture, science, and the arts. The Roman Empire was a very civilized place during this time, and life was generally comfortable, and good.
Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireAfter 200 years of Pax Romana, Rome fell into a long slow period of decline. Instead of focusing on protecting their borders, Roman armies began fighting against one another. As a result, many outside invaders were able to enter Rome, and cause great destruction. These invaders included the Visigoths, the Huns, the Germans, the Persians, the Slavs, and the Avars.
Reasons for the Decline of the Roman EmpireReasons for the Decline of the Roman Empire
Economic Decay
Barbarian disruption of trade
No plunder
Drain of gold and silver (on luxuries and military)
Inflation caused by over coinage
Over farming of soil
Slavery and the loss of work ethic
Reasons for the Decline of the Roman EmpireReasons for the Decline of the Roman Empire
Political Decay
Indifference to politics and government
Inability to collect taxes
Military shenanigans (take over, assassination cycle)
No confidence
Tax collection
Taking over farmland
Reasons for the Decline of the Roman EmpireReasons for the Decline of the Roman Empire
Military Decay
Military pressure from a growing world
Split loyalty of Barbarian troops
Lack of patriotism of soldiers (fight for $)
Roman Decline. 180 – 476 C.E. (Highlights)Roman Decline. 180 – 476 C.E. (Highlights)Diocletian (284 –305)
Strong leader who temporarily stopped the decline.Split Empire in two – created two capitals
-western: Latin-speaking Rome-eastern: Greek-speaking (Byzantium)
Constantinople
Diocletian’s Palace
Constantine moves capital of Empire to Byzantium because:
1. Crossroads of trade2. Easy to defend3. Christian city4. Richer half of the Empire
Renamed the city Constantinople
Edict of Milan
Constantine did not actually become a Christian, although it is claimed that he was baptized on his deathbed.
He ended persecution of Christians in the empire with the Edict of Milan, which declared that the empire would be neutral regarding religion.
The Edict also restored confiscated property to churches and individual Christians.
Edict: A law issued by a monarch
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FALL OF THE WESTERN ROMAN FALL OF THE WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE 476 CEEMPIRE 476 CE
Germanic InvasionsGermanic Invasions• Germanic tribes flee Huns, enter Roman lands, sack Germanic tribes flee Huns, enter Roman lands, sack
Rome A.D. 410 Rome A.D. 410 Attila the HunAttila the Hun• AttilaAttila—unites the Huns in A.D. 444; plunders 70 cities —unites the Huns in A.D. 444; plunders 70 cities
in Eastin East• Attacks Rome in 452; famine and disease prevents Attacks Rome in 452; famine and disease prevents
victory victory An Empire No MoreAn Empire No More• Last Roman emperor falls to Germans in 476; end of Last Roman emperor falls to Germans in 476; end of
Western Empire Western Empire • East thrives for another thousand years (Byzantine East thrives for another thousand years (Byzantine
Empire) Empire)
FALL OF THE WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE 476 CE
EASTERN EMPIRE CONTINUES FOR ANOTHER 1000 YEARS
Who Would stop the Fall?
Group Save It Let It Go
Army
Government Leadership
Patrician in countryside
Average Roman Farmer
Romans of Foreign Origin
New Barbarian Immigrants
Romans in cities
Christians
LEGACY OF ROME
Conquest
Slavery
Brutality
Plunder
Military Skills•Professional soldiers
•Military Tactics
•Order and Organization
LawIndividual Rights
Due Process
Court System
Government
Republic
Citizenship
Pax Romana
Latin Language
ItalianFrenchSpanishPortuguese
Architecture
Concrete
Water management
Roads