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Roman Empire

Roman Empire. Augustus Princip; Principate Reduced number of legions to 28 Praetorian Guard Moral laws 9 AD Battle of the Teutoberg Forest Fixed border at the Rhine River Chose Tiberius as successor Died Aug. 19, 14 AD. Age of Augustus. Tiberius 14-37 Caligula 37-41 Claudius 41-54

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Roman Empire

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  1. Roman Empire

  2. Augustus Princip; Principate Reduced number of legions to 28 Praetorian Guard Moral laws 9 AD Battle of the Teutoberg Forest Fixed border at the Rhine River Chose Tiberius as successor Died Aug. 19, 14 AD Age of Augustus

  3. Tiberius 14-37 Caligula 37-41 Claudius 41-54 Nero 54-68 Julio-Claudian Emperors 14-68 AD

  4. 68-69 Year of 4 Emperors 69-79 Vespasian 79-81 Titus Domitian 81-96 Flavian Dynasty

  5. Nerva 96-98 Trajan 98-117 Hadrian 117-138 Antonius Pius 138-161 Marcus Aurelius 161-180 Lucius Verus 161-169 5 Good Emperors

  6. Commodus 180-192 Severan Dynasty 193-235 Time of Chaos 235-274 29 Emperors during this era Empire in Transition

  7. Diocletian 284-305 Tetrarchy Military, legal, government, and Senate reforms Last great persecution of Christianity Empire Renewed

  8. Constantine 324-337 Oct. 28, 312 Battle of the Milvian Bridge 313 Edict of Milan 364 Empire permanently divided into Eastern and Western Empires 380 Christianity became the official religion of the Empire Empire Transformed

  9. Judaism Jesus of Nazareth 6 BC – 36 AD? Crucifixion and resurrection Paul of Tarsus ?-67 AD? Roman persecution Symbols Christianity

  10. 376 Goths sought asylum in the Empire 378 Battle of Hadrianople 405 First appearance of the Huns 410 Visigoths under King Alaric sacked Rome; Britain abandoned 412 Spain lost to Goths 440-453 Attila the Hun 451 Battle of Chalon sur Marne 455 Vandals sack Rome 476 Romulus Augustulus deposed as emperor by Odovacer 489-493 Theodoric conquered Italy Fall of the Roman Empire

  11. Reasons for the Fall of Rome • Low birth rates and decline of the Roman family system • Political chaos and civil wars • Economic instability • Barbarian invasions of the 400’s AD

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