The Fall of Rome

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The Fall of Rome
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The Fall of Rome

• For centuries after the rule of its first
  emperor, begun in 27 B.C., the Roman Empire was
  the most powerful state in the ancient world.
  Rome continued to expand to include 3 continents
  Asia, Europe, and Africa.

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Roman Empire Expansion
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Many factors cause the decline of Rome

• By the second century, the Roman Empire seemed
  indestructible. Yet, by the end of the fifth
  century it had collapsed. Rome did not fall
  instantly.
• Instead the empire went through a long
• slow decline. Many conditions caused the fall
  of Rome including internal (inside) and external
  (outside) forces.

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The Fall of Rome

• Internal Forces
• 3 Main Categories
• Political
• Economic
• Social

• External Forces
• - Invaders, also called barbarians

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Internal Forces
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Political

• Corruption in government
• Plebeians had no rights
• Empire too large to control
• Emperors plotted against each other for control
  instead of uniting
• Civil wars
• Government lost loyalty as patricians moved to
  villas and stopped caring about government
• Army deteriorates

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Economic

• Slavery
• Unemployment
• Welfare system
• Taxation
• Forced labor
• Decrease in trade

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Social

• Christianity
• Loss of citizens confidence and loyalty
• Population declines
• Hierarchical classes
• Too many cultures
• Bread and circuses
• Plague

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Spread of Christianity
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External Forces
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External Forces

• Invaders, also called barbarians, began to
  invade in the 3rd century. Germanic tribes from
  northern Europe crossed the Roman frontier and
  invaded Greece, Italy, Spain, and coastal areas
  of Asia Minor. The warmer climate, rich
  farmlands, and wealth of the Roman lands
  attracted the Germanic tribes. By the 5th
  century, the Roman Empire was overrun by
  barbarians.

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Barbarian Invaders Map
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Important People
Diocletian Attila the Hun
Odoacer Constantine
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Diocletian
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Odoacer
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Attila the Hun

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Constantine
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The Fall of Rome

• Once the Roman army could no longer defend its
  borders, Germanic tribes began pouring into
  Europe. One Roman province fell after another.
  In 476 A.D., the Western Roman emperor was
  overthrown. Odoacer was then proclaimed king of
  Italy. The ancient world was drawing to a close.

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THE END
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Works Cited

• Slide 3- http//darkwing.uoregon.edu/atlas/europe
  /interactive/map26.html
• Slide 4 map of roman empire atlas book
• Slide 8- www.romanempire.net/graphics/senate.gif
• Slide 9- http//myron.sjsu.edu/romeweb/economy/eco
  nomy.htm
• Slide 10- www.roman-empire.net/graphics/gladiator.
  gif
• Slide 11- http//darkwing.uoregon.edu/atlas/europ
  e/interactive/map31.html
• Slide 12- www.roman-empire.net/graphics/small-cann
  ae.gif
• Slide 14- http//darkwing.uoregon.edu/atlas/europ
  e/interactive/map21.html
• Slide16- http//www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/694
  6/images/diocletian3.jpg
• Slide 17- http//www.doser.org/his9/ancient_rome_p
  ics/4.jpg-
• Slide 18- odoacer
• Slide 19-
• http//encarta.msn.com/find/MediaMax.asp?pg3ti0
  0566000idx461515441
• attila 3 of them
• Slide 20- http//www.roman-emperors.org/constai.jp
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