Fall Of Rome
What were Rome's problems?
Rome had political, social, economic, and military problems.
What changes did Diocletian & Constantine make?
Diocletian took the throne as emperor in 284 AD. He passed many new laws and attempted to restore the economy. He tried to restore the status of the emperor by naming himself a son of the chief Roman god. Then he divided the empire into two, the Eastern and Western. This made it easier to govern.
Who invaded Rome & why does it fall?
For the fall of Rome, it was the Huns invading from the east that caused the domino effect, they invaded the Goths, who then invaded the Roman Empire.In 476 C.E. Romulus, the last of the Roman emperors in the west that was overthrown by the Germanic leader Odoacer, who became the first Barbarian to rule in Rome. The order that the Roman Empire had brought to western Europe for 1000 years was no more.
What was Rome's Legacy?
The legacy of the Roman Empire refers to the set of cultural values, religious beliefs, as well as technological and other achievements of Ancient Rome which were passed on after the demise of the empire itself and continued to shape other civilizations, a process which continues to this day. If it wasn't for Rome, we probably wouldn't have knowledge of building and have our system of laws.