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The Roman Empire (Rise of Christianity (Jesus (Jesus was said to be the…
The Roman Empire
Rise of Christianity
Jesus
Jesus was said to be the savior of Jews. He was famous for the Gospels, which was a book from the new Testament. His teachings related so much to jews, such as Monotheism. .
Christianity Spreads
Apostles of Jesus, which were his followers, spread Christianity. One main Apostle named Paul spread the religion. Due to a time that was peaceful, ideas were spread so easily. Pax Romana which was the Peaceful time so it was a safe time to spread the religion.
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A world Religion
Christianity grew due to people Embracing all people not just the rich. It also gave hope to people who were powerless, and it promised eternal life after death. Many occasions happened which caused people to believe in the Christianity such as, Constantine putting crosses on the shields,
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Fall of Roman Empire
Marcus Aurelius agreed to the end of his reign which was the end of two centuries of peace known as Pax Romana. Many things began to fault such as trade which ruined the economy, The agricultural aspects, which related to food problems. Lastly diseases spread and the population declined.
Emperors Attempt Reforms
Diocletian, a strong army leader, restored power in the empire. He doubled he army size and he fixed prices for goods. He also realized the empire was too big so he divided it evenly among other rulers.Constantine moved the capital and ended up controlling the east as well as the west and restored the idea of a single ruler. Finally Constantine moved the capital once more where it caused a fault after his death. The east survived but the west would fall due to the capital moving to Byzantium.
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Western Empire Crumbles
The decline of the Western Empire took many years. It mainly faulted when Germanic "barbarians" invaded the Roman World. They raided Gual, Spain, and North Africa. The Germans teamed with Attila and terrorized both east and the wast of the empire.They took over the East except Constantinople. They then pushed to the west but they did not conquer, and it faulted when Attila died. Romulus Agustus became the leader and ruled rome. Later the East empire thrived and survived but the West did not. However the Wests ideas lived on influencing people.
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Republic Collapse
The Plebeians and Patricians had a civil war due to the wide gap of financial differences. The Plebeians, which were the poor, found it difficult to compete with, the Patricians, who were wealthy, so their differences collided and the republic collapsed.
The Romans had a stable government and able rulers. Agustus was the best Emperor of Rome, due to spreading Rome's ideas and power that survived for centuries. Due to the set up of a civil service he was able to he was to control and empire that from Spain to Mesopatamia.
Roman World
The Romans believed in power more than beauty. A person with these qualities was said to important virtue of Gravitas. The Romans believed in Numina, or spirits or divine forces. The government decided to help the people who were low class, so there wasn't a wide gap of classes. Lastly, the people were brought together by the celebrations and traditions such as the Gladiator games. They were gathered in a Colosseum where they interacted.
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