Image #1: To be an emperor you have to be fearless. You have to be confident in doing anything you have to for the empire you rule. You can’t fear something you have to do. You can’t fear anything otherwise you might put the empire in danger.
Image #2: To be an emperor you need leadership skills. To lead an empire you need good leadership skills to maintain order and simple life in that empire. Image #3: To be a leader you need to be intelligent to make wise decisions for the whole empire. You need to be smart in what to do and what not to do in order to remain the emperor or to keep the empire in control. Image #4: you need to have confidence in yourself and your leadership skills. Without confidence you are limited to only what you think you can do. Without confidence you lose important trust from the citizens. |
#1: Invading Barbarians: Barbarous tribes kept invading the Western Roman Empire eventually weakening the borders and army allowing them to overthrow the emperor.
#2: The Rise Of the Eastern Empire: The two empires didn't work together to defeat invading tribes and the east prospered while the west fell into economic crisis.
#3: Over Expansion: Because the empire was so large it was hard to directly and effectively communicate with each other.
#4: Weakening Of Roman Legions: The emperors couldn't find enough Roman citizens to make up the army that they began to recruit barbarians instead. These barbarians had little to no loyalty towards Rome setting it up for doom.
#2: The Rise Of the Eastern Empire: The two empires didn't work together to defeat invading tribes and the east prospered while the west fell into economic crisis.
#3: Over Expansion: Because the empire was so large it was hard to directly and effectively communicate with each other.
#4: Weakening Of Roman Legions: The emperors couldn't find enough Roman citizens to make up the army that they began to recruit barbarians instead. These barbarians had little to no loyalty towards Rome setting it up for doom.
Constantine and TheodosiusConstantine: Constantine was the first Christian emperor of Rome. He renamed Byzantine as Constantinople. Theodosius: Changed Rome's state religion to Christianity.
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Eastern and Western Empires Of RomeThe eastern empire was the wealthier half of the empire. Speaking Greek helped with trading, while the western empire spoke Latin. The western empire was less fortunate and was not wealthy. The eastern empire fell in 476 A.D. and the western fell 1453 A.D.
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The Spread Of ChristianityWithout Constantine and Theodosius, Christianity would not be spread around the world. The Romans spread Christianity throughout their empire and it became one of their legacies.
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