his reign stabilized the empire and marks the end of the Crisis of the Third Century
Diocletian
Upon becoming Emperor, Diocletian instituted two major reforms
-the dominate
-the division of the empire
eliminated his last rival in 324 to become the sole ruler of a unified empire
Constantine the Great
agreement to treat Christians benevolent within the Roman Empire
Edict of Milan
first ecumenical Christian conference of 220 Bishops
Council of Nicaea
a declaration and summary of the Christian faith
The Nicene Creed
Constantine establishing his new capital in the city of Byzantium in 324
Constantinople
Builds the ______ where Constantine believed was the purported site of Jesus’ tomb in Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
in 391 he declared Christianity to be the state religion
Theodosius I
Romes greatest contribution to Western Civilization
Christianity
a massive tribal confederation who had set on motion. the vast movement of numerous Germanic tribes into the Roman Empire contributing to its eventual collapse
The Huns
one of the most feared enemies of the Western and Eastern empires
Attila the Hun
The city of ______ was founded as a result of these attacks
Venice
Goths branches _______ & _______ played an important role in the fall of the Western Roman Empire
Visigoths & Ostrogoths
in 378, the first time in 600 years a Roman army was crushed on Roman soil _____ and killed the Emperor Valens
Adrianople
half Vandal & Roman rose to the rank of “Master of the Soldiers”, most powerful man in the Western Roman Empire
Stilicho
410, Alaric & his Visigoths burst into the city ______ not since 390 BC
sacked Rome
The greatest of all Ostrogoth rulers
Theodoric the Great
455 the Vandals sacked Rome ruthlessly defaced the glory of ancient Rome. The term ____ was coined, the term was quickly adopted throughout Europe
Vandalism
The Merovingians survived so long because they were better than the other kingdoms, they successfully
combined their own traditions to Roman social and legal traditions
Eastern Empire ____ for 20 years he attempts to reunite the empire
Justinian I
In 542, a devastating outbreak of Bubonic Plauge laid siege to the world, killing tens of millions
it had a disastrous effect on army recruits and taxpayers
