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Page 1: Decline and Fall of Rome

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Page 2: Decline and Fall of Rome

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

Page 3: Decline and Fall of Rome

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