Pax Romana, A period of piece and prosperity in the empire, ends
300
Christian church begins organizing itself by regions headed by bishops, archbisops and patriates
312
Constainten becomes emperor and throughout campaign becomes cristian, allows religios freedom, implents reform, moves capital to Constantinople
410
Visogoths capture, loot, and burn rome
455
Vandals enter Rome and burn and loot the city
476
Germaniac general Odoacar overthrows 14 yea rold Roman emperor. This is known as the end of the roman empire
527
Justinian becomes Emperor of the Byzantine Empire or the Eastern Roman Empire. Over the years reforms the legal code- Justinian code
Jan 1, 600
The Bishop of Rome (was also a patriarch) becames pope and claims authority over all other bishops. Church in Byzantine Empire does not accept his authority, making the biginning of the split into two churches, the romen catholic church under the Pope (La
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Roman Decline
Emperor Diocletian divide empire in four to rule easily, impents reform
Visogoths conquer westorn Roman forces, western rome is forced to give up land
Emperor Theodosius makes christianity the official region of the Empire and outlaws all the other regions
Roman empire divides in Western Roman empire and Eastern Roman empire
