Transcript The break up of the Roman Empire

The Break Up Of The
Roman Empire
Maria Morales, Adriana Chait, Ariel Reich, Oscar Cifuentes,&
Krystal Stringer
• The Roman Empire
had the biggest
amount of land in
the 2nd century,
when Trajan was
emperor.
• From 235 A.D. through 284 A.D. (the
crisis of the third century) there
were many emperors but only one
was able to handle so much land,
Diocletian. His first order was to
split up Rome with his friend
Maximian.
Diocletian; Senior Emperor
Diocletian and Maximian
• Diocletian decided to make Maximian, junior
emperor while he was senior emperor. The next
year he made Maximian a senior emperor as
well and they each ruled the split Roman empire.
• Nicomedia was the capital of the Eastern
Roman Empire and Milan was the capital
of the Western Roman Empire.
• Diocletian took it a step
further, having both senior
emperors choose their own
Caesar.
• Diocletian chose Galerius,
who resided and ruled over
Sirmium, and Maximian
chose Constantius, who
camped and ruled over
Trier.
Galerius and Constantius
• Before it ceased, Valentinian II, emperor of the Western
Roman Empire, was found dead in his palace.
• Ending of fourth century Tetrarchy ended.
• Theosiduos I, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire took
revenge and declared wars against Roman general Arbogast
and new Emperor of the west Eugenius for Valentinian II’s
death.
• Battle of Frigidus: Theodosius won and became sole ruler of
Rome.
• After his death, his two sons, Honorius and Arcadius took over.
• In 476 A.D. Odoacer took over
Romulus Augustus and ended the
Western Roman Empire.
• Constantine XI tried hard to get rid of
Ottoman Turk but failed.
• On May 29, 1453, Ottoman Turks
captured the capital [Constantinople].
• He killed Constantine XI and ended the
[Byzantine] Eastern Roman Empire.