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  • Etruscans invade Rome and left them without a ruler.
    600 BCE

    Etruscans invade Rome and left them without a ruler.

    I think this was a major contribution because this was the start of what led to the Romans not having a leader and led them to put someone in.
  • Visigoth King Alaric successfully sacked the city of Rome
    410 BCE

    Visigoth King Alaric successfully sacked the city of Rome

    This is is important to the falling of Rome because it caused the Romans to live under constant threat and ended up having Agustus deposed
  • Economic troubles.
    400 BCE

    Economic troubles.

    Within the 400s as the Roman empire was under attack from the outside the empire was also crumbling from within with economic troubles such as constant wars and overspending.
  • Death of Theodosius
    395 BCE

    Death of Theodosius

    I believe this is important because it leads to Rome dividing into two separate halves and having two different emperors.
  • The election of consuls from the two different halves of Rome
    395 BCE

    The election of consuls from the two different halves of Rome

    After the death of Theodosius, the emperors of each half of Rome had to elect a consul each. I think that is important because it is the base of a republic.
  • The division of Rome
    300 BCE

    The division of Rome

    Within the late third century, Rome was split. This caused Rome to struggle to work together and made it harder to protect from outside invaders because they could not work together well.
  • Overexpansion
    117 BCE

    Overexpansion

    Rome had expanded and had so much territory that it caused them a major struggle because it was harder to control and hard to communicate fast within the empire.
  • Augustus becomes first emperor.
    31 BCE

    Augustus becomes first emperor.

    Augustus was put in as the first emperor and this is when the Romans became an empire so it would be easier to govern.
  • Military Overspending
    117

    Military Overspending

    Rome had struggled to get enough soldiers and materials to protect from outside attacks and had ended up having to build a wall just to keep enemies at bay.
  • Christianity
    380

    Christianity

    Due to the rise of Christianity, it is said that it may have destroyed the traditional Rome values system.