Rome Fails

Vocab:

• Diocletian- Roman empire who divided Rome into east and west.
• Constantine- 
• Edict of Milan- The Edict of Milan (Edictum Mediolanense) was a letter signed by emperors Constantine I and Licinius that proclaimed religious toleration in the Roman Empire.
• Constantinople- largest city and formal capital of Turkey
• Huns- A member of a warlike Asiatic nomadic people who ravaged Europe in the 4th–5th centuries.
• Leo I- Italian pope from 440 to 461 who extended the authority of the papacy to the west and persuaded Attila not to attack Rome. 

1. Trade was ruined by barbarian raids and pirates.  Also the gold and silver in coins decreased.
2. Rome's military fell because of the Goth's repeatedly attacking them.
3. When Constantine became emperor, he accepted Christianity.  He moved Rome's capital to Greece.
4. Rome couldn't fight of their invaders because they were already week to begin with.