Title: The Fall of Rome's Empire: Timeline of Events That Led to the Decline of Rome - BrightHub Education
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The Fall of Rome's Empire: Timeline of Events That Led to the Decline of Rome
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A Chronological Listing of Events Leading up to the Fall:
Contributing Factors to The Decline
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Content: 305-312 AD - Civil wars erupted. 312 AD - Constantine took over as emperor in the east. He tried to reinforce Diocletian’s reforms. Made most jobs hereditary, passing from father to son. Allowed landowners to actually chain workers to prevent them from leaving. 330 AD - Constantine moved the capital of the eastern empire to Byzantium, a Greek city, and renamed it Constantinople. 337 AD - Death of Constantine. Again, there was civil war until Theodosius I took Constantine’s place. The same problems continued in the empire and had a greater impact in the western half. Theodosius ruled that the empire be split in two upon his death.