decline and fall of rome
TRANSCRIPT
GSI
DECLINE FALL Marcus Aurelius dies Pax Romana ends Military rule Military anarchy Invasions Plague (an epidemic
disease) Near economic collapse Diocletian and
Constantine stifle livelihood of Rome
Germanic groups move in Visigoths defeat Rome in
378 ransack Rome in 410
Germans cross frontiers Vandals ransack Rome in
455 Romulus Augustulus was
removed from office in 476
Christianity’s emphasis on a spiritual kingdom weakened Roman military virtues
Traditional Roman values declined as non-Italians gained prominence in the empire
Lead poisoning through leaden water pipes and cups caused a mental decline in the population
Plague wiped out one-tenth of the population Rome failed to advance technologically
because of slavery Rome was unable to put together a workable
political system