Rome

The Fall of Rome

By E162
  • Period: 100 to Sep 28, 600

    Rome

  • Marcus Aurelium
    161

    Marcus Aurelium

    Marcus Aurelium was the leader of Rome from 161 C.E to 180 C.E. He spent his time fighting off people trying to invade rome. When he steped down as the leader he named his son Commodus as Emperor.
  • Constantine
    305

    Constantine

    Ruled from 305 C.E to 337 C.E. Civil war started in rome. He became Christian. Co-emperors fought over control of empire.Constintine won. He rnamed the capitol city Constantinople.
  • Invasions and collapse
    400

    Invasions and collapse

    After Constintine died people invaded rome and killed the people of the empire. The invadrs were called Barbarians by the Romans. Rome couldnt hold off the invaders and Rome became weak.
  • Visigoths
    410

    Visigoths

    In 410 C.E the visigoths took the Romans money and everything that was valuable. They left Rome Powerless in 455 C.E.
  • Final Collapse
    476

    Final Collapse

    In 476 C.E Ostrogoths led final collapse. So 476 C.E was the end of the Roman Empire. After Rome fell the Eastern part stayed strong and Constantinople became the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
  • Justinian
    527

    Justinian

    Justinian the GreatJustinian was a strong ruler. He married Theodora in 525 C.E and they werent able to have kids. 542 C.E terrible plaque started it was the firs bubonic plaque.
  • Theodora
    527

    Theodora

    Nika RevoltNika Revolt - Blue green groupes started a riot at the Hippodrome and they wanted a new leader. Justinian wanted to leave but theodora convinst him to stay. They killed 30,000 rebels and justinan won.
  • Commodus

    Commodus

    Commodus was the leader of Rome from 180 C.E to 192 C.E.
    He wasnt into the respocibility of being Emeror he was more interested in the feeling of it. He was into the entertainment. HE was killed on 12/31 192 C.E
  • Diocletian

    Diocletian

    He was the leader of Rome from 284 C.E to 305 C.E.He named a co-ruler. He tried to imprve the empire and he split in 2 parts the western and the eastern half.Diocletian ruled the eastern half because it was wealthier. He gave up power in 305 C.E
  • Pax Romana

    Pax Romana

    Roman Peace. Pax Romana was from 27 C.E to 180 C.E