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Antonine plague
Fall of Roman empire
The roman empire suffered the severe and protracted antonian pague for more than 20 years. During this time the epidemics of smallpox and measles swept throughout the empire killing half of the population.This left Rome with severe economic crisis becuase the army eas too large for such a small population to support. There were similar plagues in the next two or three centuries as well. -
Period: 235 to
The crisis of the Third Century
The crisis of the Third Century
The Crisis of the Third Century was a period in which the Roman Empire nearly collapsed under the combined pressures of invasion, civil war, plague, and economic depression. The Crisis began with the assassination of Emperor Severus, initiating a fifty-year period in which 20–25 claimants to the title of Emperor.Germanic invasions from the north increased dramatically during this time. -
406
Crossing of the Rhine river
Crossing of the Rhine
On this day, a mixed group of barbarians including the Vandals, Alans and Suebi crossed the Rhine river, one of the most secure borders of the Roman empire. This climatic event initiated a wave of destruction of Roman cities and the collapse of Roman civic order in northern Gaul, and that occasioned the rise of three usurpers in succession in the province of Britannia. -
410
Sack of Rome
Sack of Rome
Alaric was a Visigoth king, a barbarian who has the distinction of having sacked Rome. To sack Rome was not what he wanted to do, but it had been prophesized that he would conquer it. To avoid that, he tried to negotiate with the rulers but they showed no tolerence. Gothic troops destroyed most of Rome .This played a mojor role in the fall of Roman empire because they raided Rome and Greece. -
421
Death of Constantius III
Constantius IIIConstantius III followed a military career and soon proved himself to be a soldier of outstanding ability. In the reign of Honorius, he became the foremost general of the Western division of the Empire, and achieved considerable success against both usurpers and barbarians.Since his authority was great, he was raised to the rank of Augustus. But the government at Constantinople refused to recognize the new emperor,and civil war was only averted by the premature death of Constantius. -
476
Germanic mercenaries led by Odovacar overthrow Romulus Augustus
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For years, the Roman army held the barbarians of Germany back. Then in the third century A. D. the Roman soldiers were pulled back from the Rhine-Danube frontier to fight civil war in Italy. This left the Roman border open to attack. Gradually Germanic hunters and herders from the north began to overtake Roman lands in Greece and France. Then the Germanic general Odovacar overthrew the last emperor Augustus. -
Period: Feb 6, 1265 to Feb 6, 1453
Byzantine-Ottoman wars
Byzantine-Ottoman WarsThe Byzantine–Ottoman Wars were a series of decisive conflicts between the Ottoman Turks and the Byzantine that led to the final destruction of the Byzantine Empire and the rise of the Ottoman Empire. the various Turks that had settled in Asia Minor had begun to carve out several beyliks or semi-independent states for themselves following the collapse of the Sultanate of Rum in the late 13th century. This enabled them to get close to Constantinople. This marked the beginning of the war. -
Period: Feb 6, 1299 to May 29, 1453
The rise of the Ottoman Turks
The rise of the Ottomans correlates with the decline of the Roman Empire, which generated the shift in power from a singular Christian European society to an Islamic influence. The beginning of this period was characterized by the Byzantine-Ottoman wars which lasted for a century and a half. During this period, the Ottoman Empire gained control of both Anatolia and the Balkans. -
May 29, 1453
Fall of Eastern Roman Empire
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This was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire which occurred after a siege laid by the Ottoman Empire, under the command of Sultan Mehmed II. The city fell to the Ottoman Turks. It is believed that the defenders lost around 4,000 men. Later Constantinople was remaned as Istanbul. With this, the final remains of the Roman republic were erased. This event is often considered as a turning point. -
Emperor Theodosius I makes Christianity the official religion of Rome
Why do people blame Christianity for the Fall of the Roman Empire?e.
The mindsets of people changed when they were christianized. Barbarians who were settling within the Roman territory were predominantly Christians.Usually any raid or invasion would be dealt swiftly.But Later era did not punish or oppose the enemy(barbarians) since they thought that they were the same. Also instead of fighting, people went to the church hoping of divine protection. -
Battle of Adrianople
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This was a battle fought between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Goths. Due to the mistreatment that the Goths received during their stay in the Roman empire, they rose in revolt against them. The Battle of Adrianople was the beginning of the end for the Roman empire. The Goths were victorious and the Romans suffered heavy losses.Two thirds of their army with the emperor Valens lost their lives. -
Execution of Stilicho
Stilicho
Stilicho was known for his military successes and sense of duty,his regency for the underage Honorius marked the high point of German advancement in the service of Rome. After many years of victories against a number of enemies, both barbarian and Roman, a series of political and military disasters finally allowed his enemies in the court to remove him from power. If only he had been alive Rome would not have been sacked by Alaric. -
Divison of the roman empire
The division of the roman empire
The roman empire was permanently divided into two halves. Each half had an Emperor and a Ceaser Together these four rulers were known as the "tetrarchy." While the tetrarchy didn't last long, the division of the Empire became the norm. It was split not just geographically, but culturally, with a Latin Empire and a Greek one.
