Collaspe of Empire- Sarah Turley

  • 251

    The Goths attack the Roman Empire

    The Goths attack the Roman Empire
    The attacks of the Goths began in 247 A.D. In 251 A.D. the Goths lured the Roman army under the command of the Emperor Decius into a swampy region and defeated them. The Emperor Decius was killed in the battle.
  • 311

    Edict of Milan

    Edict of Milan
    This documet was created by Emperor Constantine the Great. It stopped the persecution of the Christians. ALso, it allowed the Christians to fight for the Emperor.
  • 550

    The Huns invade the Gupta Empire

    The Huns invade the Gupta Empire
    Nomads called the "White Huns" began invading India.The Gupta military efforts to defend the empire had drained the treasury.In 550AD Guptas rule ended,and India divided back into a number of small,regional kingdoms.
  • Invaders invade the Han EMpire

    Invaders invade the Han EMpire
    the Xiongnu invaded what is now Shanxi province, where they defeated the Han forces at Baideng in 200 BC. After negotiations, the heqin agreement in 198 BC nominally held the leaders of the Xiongnu and the Han as equal partners in a royal marriage alliance, but the Han were forced to send large amounts of tribute items such as silk clothes, food, and wine to the Xiongnu.
  • Gupta has weak leaders

    Gupta has weak leaders
    The Gupta Empire is ruled by weak leaders such as Nishamusgupta, Samudragupta and, Kumaragupta. By 500 A.D. most of the northwest of the empire has been taken over by the Hunas because of the poor leaders of the Guptan Empire.