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ROME Power and Failure

ROME Power and Failure. The Empire Splits. A man named Diocletian came to power and made Rome strong again He thought the empire was too big to rule effectively, so he split it into East and West. Constantine. A man named Constantine became Emperor in 306

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ROME Power and Failure

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  1. ROMEPower and Failure

  2. The Empire Splits • A man named Diocletian came to power and made Rome strong again • He thought the empire was too big to rule effectively, so he split it into East and West

  3. Constantine • A man named Constantine became Emperor in 306 • He signed a bill called the Edict of Milan which made Christianity a legal religion in the Roman Empire • In 380 Emperor Theodosius made Christianity the official religion of the empire • This began The Roman Catholic Church

  4. Constantine • He moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium and he changed the name to Constantinople

  5. The West Falls • The Empire in the west began to get attacked by tribes that lived around them (Germanic tribes) • Many of the leaders were corrupt • Taxes were very high • Patriotism and loyalty declined • Soil was used irresponsibly and this led to food shortages

  6. The West Falls • All of these combined and led to the fall of the western empire beginning in the late 300s • By 476, Rome fell to the Germanic tribes

  7. ROMEThe East Thrives

  8. Justinian • A powerful ruler emerged in the east named Justinian • He made the east (Now called the Byzantine Empire) grow • He wrote the Justinian Code • It included laws on marriage, slavery, property, criminal justice, and women’s rights

  9. The Church • The Byzantine Empire ruled for about 1000 years after the west fell • During this time, in 1054, the church split into two parts. • Roman Catholic • Eastern Orthodox • The Catholic church had a leader named the Pope • During this time, the Pope was the most powerful person in the west.

  10. Fall • Eventually, in 1453 a group called the Turks (who were Muslims) attacked and conquered the Byzantine Empire

  11. Legacy of Rome • Art • Literature • Architecture • Technology (aqueducts, roads etc.) • Language – Romance languages • Government – for example, the United States’ republic and system of checks and balances

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