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235
Crisis of the Third Century
From 2535 - 284. Military leaders seized power, rulers died of unnatural causes, rebellions, plagues, fires and Christian persecutions. -
Period: 235 to 476
Collapse of the Roman empire
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306
Acceptance of Christianity
from 306-337. Constantine defeats his co-emperor at the Milvian Bridge, and becomes ruler in the West. He then defeats the Eastern ruler and becomes sole ruler of the whole Roman Empire. Constantine establishes Christianity and creates a capital for the Roman Empire in Constantinople. -
360
Fall of Official Paganism
Julian the Apostate dies fighting the Parthians in the east. After trying to reverse the religious trend from christianity. -
401
destroyal of Rome
Visigoths invade ROme and in the end destroy Rome. ( this is one of the dates given for the fall of Rome. -
440
Huns Attack
Rome is threatened by the Huns and are then attacked -
476
fall of the empror of Rome
the last western empror of Rome, Romulus Augustulus is overthrown by the barbarian general Odovacer who then rules Italy. -
Tetrarchy (leadership of four people)
from 285 - 305. Roman empire is split in two East and West. Junior emprors are added thus having four rulers. When Diocletian and Maximian abdicate, there is civil war. -
Battle of Adrianople
Eastern empire is defeated by the Visigoths. -
East - west split
Theodosius reunites the Empire. only to have it redevided by his two sons. Arcadius, in the East, and Honorius, in the West. -
Vandals destroy North Africa
Vandals attack northern Africa, cutting off Roman grain supply.