Decline And Fall Of Rome

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DECLINE        

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

FALL  

Germanic groups move in Visigoths defeat Rome in 378 

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ransack Rome in 410

Germans cross frontiers Vandals ransack Rome in 455 Romulus Augustulus was removed from office in 476

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Christianity’s emphasis on a spiritual kingdom weakened Roman military virtues Traditional Roman values declined as nonItalians 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