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330
Constantine moved the capital to Constantinople
After his defeat of Licinius in 324 Constantine decided to found a new capital for the emperor. This was not unusual, since many emperors had founded or re-founded cities, and the empire had several capitals in the third and fourth centuries. Thus, Constantine did not "move the capital from Rome to Constantinople," but the new city soon became the primary capital of the empire and the real heart of Byzantine civilization. It soon outstripped every other city in -
370
the Roman Empire fell to the barbarians
The Barbarians attacked Roman Empire, because the soldiers start fighting each other and they forgot their spot.So there were open spots fo barbarians to enter. -
Roman Empire divide in 2
Some say the split into an eastern and western empire governed by separate emperors caused Rome to fall. The eastern half became the Byzantine Empire, with its capital at Constantinople (modern Istanbul). The western half remained centered in Italy.
Since Rome still exists, it is argued that it never fell. Some prefer to say that Rome adapted rather than fell. -
The Frankish Kingdom
In 771, Charlemagne became king of the Franks, a Germanic tribe in present-day Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and western Germany. He embarked on a mission to unite all Germanic peoples into one kingdom, and convert his subjects to Christianity. A skilled military strategist, he spent much of his reign engaged in warfare in order to accomplish his goals. In 800, Pope Leo III (750-816) crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans. In this role, he encouraged the Carolingian Renaissanc
