fall of rome quiz Flashcards
who separated the roman army and government
diocletian
what religion did the eastern branch of rome create
the orthodox church
what did the empire divide into when diocletian was ruler
eastern and western branches
who was septimius severus
a roman emperor that took over for commodus
what number of soliders did diocletian change a legion to
2,000 because it could make the army more mobile
what did diocletian do with the roman Calvary
he expanded the amount of Calvary soldiers in the army.
who ruled after diocletian
constantine the great
who did constantine invite into the roman army
mercenaries
what happened to taxes during constantine’s rule
they shot up
what influence does constantine the great have on christianity
he allowed the christian religion in rome
what was the official exception of the Christian religion called
the edict of Milan
what was the first religious council called that constantine oversaw
the counsel of Nicea (members had to recite the nicene creed or apostles creed)
who were the first of the barbarian tribes to invade rome
the goths
what were the two types of gothic tribes
the visagoths (west) and the ostrogoths (east)
when was the battle of adrianoble
378 A.D.
who was the second barbarian tribe to invade rome
the vandals
who was the third barbarian tribe to invade rome
the hun
who was the leader of the hun
Attila the hun
what does attila mean
scourge of god
who did rome send to scare off the hun
pope leo the first
did pope leo’s presence scare off the hun
yes
who was the last emperor of rome
romulus augustus
when was the fall of rome
September 4th, 476 A.D.
what three cultures does the greco-roman culture consist of
greek, roman, and hellenistic cultures
