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Diocletian Splits of Empire -285 AD
-Diocletian was a strong ruler that brought law and order back to the Empire
-He believed that the empire had grown too large and too complex for one ruler
-He divided the empire into two
-Greek-speaking East (Greece, Anatolia, Syria, and Egypt) - Byzantine Empire
-Latin-Speaking West (Italy, Gaul, Britain, and Spain)
-He took the eastern half for himself and appointed a co-ruler for the West
Constantine
-Constantine took control of the western part of the Roman Empire in 312 AD and also took control of the eastern part in 324 AD
-United the empire during his reign and moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium (330) AD, changing the name of the city to Constantinople
-Huge walls were built around Constantinople to protect it from barbarians
-After his death, the empire was split in two again
- Today the city is known as Istanbul
-The Byzantine Empire would last until 1453 when the Ottoman Turks took the area over.
Multiple Causes : fall of the Western Roman Empire
-Political
-Political office seen as burden, not reward
-Military interference in politics
- Civil war and unrest
-Division of empire
-moving of capital to Byzantium
-Social
-Decline in interest in public affairs
-Low confidence in empire
-disloyalty, lack of patriotism, corruption
-Contrast between rich and poor
-Decline in the population due to disease and food shortage
-Economic
-Poor Harvest
-Disruption of Trade
-No more war plunder
-Gold and silver drain
-Inflation
-Crushing tax burden
Military
-Threat from northern European tribes
- Low funds for defence
-Problems recruiting Roman citizens
-Decline of patriotism and loyalty among soldiers
Germanic Tribes
-Germanic tribes moved into the Roman Empire due to the Huns moving into their territory around 370 AD
-The Germanic tribes attacked and took over areas all throughout the empire and eventually sacked Rome itself in 410 AD
The Huns
-In 370 Ad, the Huns moved into Europe from Central Asia and battled the Germanic tribes
-In 444 AD, under Attila, the Huns invaded both parts of the Roman Empire
-The Huns attacked over 70 cities
-couldn't get past walls of Constantinople
-Invaded Rome in 452 AD but failed
-Attila the Hun died in 453 AD and so did the Hun’s power
The Last Roman Emperor and the End (West)
-The last Western Roman emperor was Romulus Augustulus, a 14 year old
-He was ousted by German forces in 476 AD and Rome fell
-The Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine continued and flourished until the Ottoman took them over in 1453
-After Rome fell, Europe fell into the dark age from around 500- 1500 AD
Chapter 6.5 The Legacy of Rome
-The Latin Language
-The Basis of many futures language- French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian
-Many English words have their root in Latin
Important Roman Law
-All persons had the right to equal treatment under the law
-A person was considered innocent until proven guilty
-The Burden of proof rested with the accuser rather than the accused
-A person should be punished only for actions, not thoughts
-Any law that seemed unreasonable or grossly unfair could be set aside
-Roman law served as a basis for the law of many European countries in the future as well as the United States
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