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  • 161

    Rule of Marcus Aurelius

    Rule of Marcus Aurelius
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    Marcus Aurelius, had high expectations to be able to do good for his people and be a good emperor. However, during reign there was widespread disease and his people were not prosperous making him not successful. And this started the decline of the Fall of the Roman Empire.(history).
  • 175

    Avidius Cassius Insurrection

    Avidius Cassius Insurrection
    Avivius Avidius Cassius was high roman general who successfully supported his emperor Marcus Aurelius. When Aurelius got sick, his wife offered her hand in marriage to Avidius because she wanted to keep her power on the throne. Cassius claimed the throne and branded a traitor, but his own man killed him before, Marcus forgave him.
  • 235

    Era of Solider Emperors

    Era of Solider Emperors
    Soilder Alexander Severus was first assassinated by his own troops causing an almost total collapse of the Roman Empire because of plague, civil war, and invasion. Then the generals started to take over the empire. Soon the empire split into three states but, were soon reunited to form one empire.
  • 312

    Battle of Milvian Bridge

    Battle of Milvian Bridge
    VideoBridge This battle went on between Constantine and Maxentius. It was over the illegal religion of Christianity. It resulted in a great victory for Constantine who later went on to rule the Roman Empire. Constantine later made Christianity legal in the Empire and believers were honored by the government for their beliefs.
  • 415

    Wallia as Visigothic King

    Wallia as Visigothic King
    Visigothic king Wallia was king of the Visigoths from 415 to 419 he was a great warrior and ruler. Wallia made peace and accepted a treaty with the Roman Empire. The Visigoths became permanent allies to Rome Wallia honored this alliance by invading enemies of Rome and reducing there numbers.
  • 440

    Hun threat to Eastern Empire

    Hun threat to Eastern Empire
    The Huns Under the Kings Rugilla and Attila, the Huns leader decided to raid north of Constantinople and demanded increasing tributes this was just the beginning of what would become a full out war between the Huns and the Roman Empire. Eastern Emperor Marcian refuses the higher tribute payments in 450 this resulted in battle in the Catalanian Fields.
  • 451

    Battle of Catalaunian Plains

    Battle of Catalaunian Plains
    BattleThe Battle of the Catalaunian Plains also called the Battle of Châlons sur Marne. An alliance led by the Visigoth king Theodoric I and the Roman general Flavius Aëtius, against the Huns and their allies commanded by their leader Attila. It was one of the last major military operations of the Western Roman Empire though Visigoth soldiers also formed the core of the allied Roman army. The battle resulted in a victory for the Western Roman Empire and greatly delayed the Huns attempt to overthrow We
  • 453

    Atilla dies

    Atilla dies
    Dies Video In 453 Attila death was not one that anybody could have expected for a warrior. On the night of his marriage, he drank too much, which was very surprising within itself. Attila wasn’t known to as a heavy drinker. After his celebration, he fell flat on his back, had a massive nose bleed, and ended up choking on his own blood.
  • 476

    Deposition of last Western Emperor

    Deposition of last Western Emperor
    Romulus Augustus’ Romulus Augustus' father thought the people would accept someone with more roman blood, so he made his young son take the throne. The eastern empire refuses to respect him, and still support Julius Nepos. Romulus Augustus received much mockery, and at one point Romulus' was changed to Momyllus, which means 'little disgrace'. After only ten months on the throne, a serious mutiny of the troops arose.

  • The year of internal revolts

    The year of internal revolts
    Revolts Commodus was the son of Marcus Aurelius and was the end of the rule of their family. Once he lost power then, Pertinax gained power and the people became unhappy with him. Soon they auctioned off the palace to the highest bidder, sending them to civil wars. Severus in the end became the emperor.

  • Reign of Theodosius:

    Reign of Theodosius:
    Reign Theodosius was crowned emperor of the east in 379 after this he continued to fight German tribes until working out an arrangement with them to fight under the Roman banner when needed. Army costs were high so he raised taxes in the empire. Yet Theodosius ended his reign with a united empire (Theodosius).

  • Christianity recognized as state religion

    Christianity recognized as state religion
    Religion Around three hundred years after its first appearance Christianity was recognized as a state religion in Rome.

  • Death of Theodosius

    Death of Theodosius
    Death Theodosius died after suffering with a disease called edema. A disease that causes abnormal fluids in the circulatory system or in tissues between the bodies cells. After Theodosius' death he was buried in Constantinople on November 8th 395.

  • Battle of Adrianople

    Battle of Adrianople
    Adrianople The Goths approached Rome after being relocated by the Huns. Emperor Valens agreed thinking the Goths would be allies to the empire but problems with Roman commanders ensued. Eventually the problems exploded and a war began between the Goths and Romans. The romans were defeated by the Goths but the battle lead to a change in Roman military thinking (This).