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Period: 100 to Sep 28, 600
Rome
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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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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 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
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
Roman Peace. Pax Romana was from 27 C.E to 180 C.E
