Transcript Trouble in Rome

Trouble in Rome
Division of the Roman
Empire
• Constantine- Roman
Emperor who moved the
capital from Rome to
Byzantium, renaming it
Constantinople
• Edict of Milan-made
Christianity legal
• The Western Roman
Empire survived until 476
AD, when it ceased to
have an Emperor
• The Eastern Roman
Empire emerged as the
Byzantine Empire
• Diocletian-Roman Emperor who
split the Empire into two
administrative districts to keep it
from falling apart. Persecuted
Christians
• Theodosius- After his death the
Roman Empire split into two
separate Empires. Made
Christianity the official religion
Causes for the Decline
of the Roman Empire
• Economy- The cost of
defense and devaluation
of Roman Currency
• Military- Army
membership starting to
include invaders,
resulting in the decline of
discipline
• Moral Decay- People’s loss
of faith in Rome and the
family
• Political Problems- Civil
conflict and weak
administration
• Invasion- Attacks on borders
by Germanic invaders