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Pax Romana
peace which existed between nationalities within the Roman Empire
Marcus Aurelius died
180 AD
Pax Romana ended
When Marcus Aurelius died
Marcus Aurelius’s son
Commodus
Commodus
took over the Empire starting a string of bad emperors and the ultimate decline of the Roman Empire
After the death of Marcus Aurelius
the roman empire will stay together for nearly 300 years
Causes of Roman Fall
Geographical Size, Economy, Military, Moral Decay, Political Problems, Invasion and move of the capital city
Geographical Size
Difficulty of defense and administration
Economy
The cost of defense, and devaluation of Roman currency. Slavery caused high unemployment
Military
Army membership started to include non-Romans , resulting in decline of discipline
Non-Romans in the military
mercenaries
Moral Decay
People’s loss of faith in Rome and the family
Political Problems
Civil conflict and weak administration
Constantine moved
the capital city from Rome to Byzantium
Renamed Byzantium to
Constantine
Roman Empire was split into
Western and Eastern Empire
Western Empire fell in
476 AD
The Western Empire fell but the Eastern Empire will
live on for another 1000 years
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