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Decline and Division of the Roman Empire

Decline and Division of the Roman Empire. SOL WHI 6k. Essential Questions. Decline. The Roman Empire created a widespread civilization and expanded over a period of about 500 years The Roman Empire had some bad emperors but it had many more good emperors until 200 CE

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Decline and Division of the Roman Empire

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  1. Decline and Division of the Roman Empire SOL WHI 6k

  2. Essential Questions

  3. Decline • The Roman Empire created a widespread civilization and expanded over a period of about 500 years • The Roman Empire had some bad emperors but it had many more good emperors until 200 CE • After 200 CE a series of poor emperors and other problems caused the Western Roman Empire to eventually collapse and cease to exist

  4. Causes for Decline

  5. Causes for Decline

  6. Size

  7. Economy

  8. Political Problems • As the government became more authoritarian and oppressive it lost the support of the people • Growing numbers of corrupt officials undermined loyalty • Civil wars over the succession of emperors weakened the military

  9. Division • Several strong emperors after 200 CE tried to reverse the decline of Rome • Diocletian (284 – 305) – divided the empire into two parts to make it easier to govern • Constantine (306 – 337) moved the capital of Rome to Constantinople on the Bosporus near the Black Sea

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