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.
• 235 A.D. through 284 A.D.: Emperor
Diocletian handled great amounts of land.
• His first order was to split up Rome with
his colleague Maximian.
Diocletian’s Palace
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
• Nicomedia was the capital of the
Eastern Roman Empire
Diocletian’s Palace In Nicomedia
• Milan was the capital of the Western
Roman Empire.
Milan, Italy
• Diocletian later
allowed both senior
emperors to choose
their own Caesar.
• Diocletian chose
Galerius, who
resided & ruled
over Sirmium.
• Maximian chose
Constantius, who
camped & 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
Valentinian II
• 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].
• They killed Constantine XI and
ended the [Byzantine] Eastern
Roman Empire.
Mehmed II is leading the Ottoman army which began marching from
Edirne.