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Content: The Pax Romana Ended 
Roman emperors minted more coins
Rome faced attacks on its frontier
Effect: Political upheaval and violence increased
Inflation occurred
Rome hired mercenaries
Emperor Diocletian (245-316 CE)
Governed as an absolute ruler. He divided the empire into the eastern and the western regions. standardized coins and he fixed prices
Brought order to Rome in the short term
He divided the empire into the east and the west
EAST HAD MORE WEALTH because of the river gap between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
Division of the empires
Eastern Empire: Western Empire: EAST HAD MORE WEALTH because of the river gap between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
Constantine the great's Unification of the Empire
Yellow background, he's holding a castle type thing
gained control of both halves and emerged as Rome's sole ruler
-He moved the capital to Byzantium (a former little Greek fishing village.) and renamed it Constatantinople
- He converted to Christianity and he ended the persecution of Christians
-After his death, the western empire fell into decline again
Factors Leading to Collapse
Political and Social Factors
service in government seen as a burden 
less public interest in the affairs of government
Decreased support for military service (hiring mercenaries)
Factors Leading to Collapse
Economic Factors
-Disrupted trade
-High taxes
-Increasing gap between rich and poor
The enemies of Rome
The two keys enemies of Rome were the
-Huns from central Asia (North East, purple)
-Germanic tribes from Germany and eastern Europe (North, green)
The Huns
Attila the Hun attacked the empire with 100,000 troops. They attacked more than 70 cities. failed to capture Rome or Constantinople. Collapse of Western Rome
Germanic people attacked and looted the city of Rome in 455 CE 
(Rome had a population of one million people.)