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Pax Romana, a period of peace and prosperity in the empire, ends.
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Christian Church begins organizing itself by regions headead by bishops, archbishops and patriarchs.
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Constantine becomes emperor. During reign becomes Christian, allows religious freedom, implements reform, moves capital to Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey).
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Visigoths capture, loot, and burn Rome
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Vandals enter Rome and burn and loot city
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Germanic General Odoacer overthrows 14 year old Roman Emperor. This date is often used to mark the end of the Roman Empire.
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Or the Eastern Roman Empire. Over the years reforms legal code-Justinian Code
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Church in Byzantine empire does not accept his authority, marking the beginning of the split into two churches, the Roman Catholic Church under the Pope and the Eastern Orthodox Church under the authority of patriarcs.
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Emperor Diocletian divides empire into fourb sectionsfor easier rule, implements reformes.
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Visigoths conquer Western Roman forces.Western Empire forced to give up land.
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Emperor Theodosius makes hristianity the official religion of the Empire and outlaws all other religions.
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Roman Empire divided in Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire.
