PPT-THE ROMAN EMPIRE

THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE WAS A LOT SMALLER A LOT RICHER A LOT EASIER TO DEFEND BECAUSE OF THIS IT WAS ABLE TO DEFEND ITSELF AGAINST ZE GERMANS AND ZE HUNS BUT IT KEPT A LOT OF ROME TOO. © Student Handouts, Inc.. www.studenthandouts.com. What was the Roman Empire?. There were two periods of Roman government.. Roman Republic . 509 BCE-30 BCE. Roman Empire. 30 BCE-476 CE. Rome technically had an “empire” under the Roman Republic.. Theories behind the shrink . by the 300s “barbarian” groups like the Goths had encroached beyond the Empire’s . borders. 410 the Visigoth King Alaric successfully sacked the city of . Rome. The . . The Byzantine Empire-The Eastern half of the Roman Empire. The dividing line was chosen because most territories to the west of the line spoke Latin and followed traditional Roman culture, while the territories to the east spoke Greek and maintained less traditional Roman ways.. Preview of . This Weeks. Lessons. A. What were the main problems facing Rome after the . Pax. . Romana. ?. B. What reforms did Emperors . Diocletian. and . Constantine. make to address these problems? Were they successful? . Portugal. Spain. Andorra. United Kingdom. France. Monaco. Luxembourg. Belgium. Netherlands. Germany. Switzerland. Liechtenstein. Italy. San Marino. Vatican City. Malta. Austria. Czech Republic. Slovakia. Rome built great stuff. Rome built great roads to travel on and aqueducts to bring water into the city.. Rome also built great stadiums and amphitheaters for the entertainment of the people.. Romans also developed the use of the arch. . Germanic tribes such as the Franks, Visigoths, . Burgundians. , . Ostrogoths. , and Vandals take over.. Trade stops, people move out of cities, and the exchange of ideas completely stops.. The Franks emerge as the most powerful of these groups.. Civil war, political upheaval, the plague and a divided Empire. The Decline. Following a series of . civil infighting. , mostly over who was to be the new Emperor. Rome found itself under . military rule . Rome built great stuff. Rome built great roads to travel on and aqueducts to bring water into the city.. Rome also built great stadiums and amphitheaters for the entertainment of the people.. Romans also developed the use of the arch. . Judaism and Christianity. A model of Ancient Jerusalem. Objective: . Examine the causes and effects of . the Rise of Christianity in ancient Rome. What do you know about how Christians were treated under the Roman Empire?. Capital: Byzantium. On the Bosporus. Commercial, strategic value of location. Constantine names capital after himself (Constantinople), moves capital there 330 CE. 1453 falls to Turks, renamed Istanbul. The Roman Empire AD 120 - how did they manage it?. The provinces of the Roman Empire AD 120. In the beginning. Dates incidentally start with the founding of Rome until 525 AD. .. Romulus . and Remus sons of . The Romans developed . innovations. that are still used today; what made them such . influential . innovators? . Definition of . “. INNOVATION. ”. : . something new or original (such as an idea, an invention, a device, a method). © Student Handouts, Inc.. www.studenthandouts.com. What was the Roman Empire?. There were two periods of Roman government.. Roman Republic . 509 BCE-30 BCE. Roman Empire. 30 BCE-476 CE. Rome technically had an “empire” under the Roman Republic..