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Stage
Setting the
In the third century A.D., Rome faced
many problems. They came both from
within the empire and from outside.
Only drastic economic, military, and
political reforms, it seemed, could hold
off collapse.
Rome began to decline
A weak economy
Due to
Roman military
Because
Became
Mediterranean
trade was disrupted
Harvests
By
Began to
Tribes and pirates
Meager
Causing
Less disciplined and loyal
So they had to hire
Mercenaries
Who had no sense of
Because
Loyalty
Shortage of gold and silver
Causing
The
minting of
coins
Higher
taxes
Which created
inflation
Overworked soil
Wars
Lost its
Destroyed
Fertlity
Farmland
Creating
Food shortage and disease
2 emperors attempt reform
They were
Diocletian
Constantine
Decided to
Double
military size
Divide the
empire
Decided to
Check
inflation
Restore the
emperor’s
prestige
Restore
single ruler
Move capital
To
Into the
Byzantium
Greek
speaking
East
Latin
Speaking
West
Causing the
Center of power to shift
And the city was renamed as
Wich included
Constantinople
Great cities
and trade
centres
The empire was
divided again
The Western Empire crumbles
because
called
Germanic tribes
Internal problems
Barbarians by
the romans
Were attacked by
The huns
who
were
so they had to flee
Mongol
nomads
lead
by
Attila
who
also
Into Roman territory
and eventually they
Plundered the city of Rome
until they deposed
Romulus Augustulus
the last
Roman emperor
Plundered
the city of
Rome