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Late Roman Empire. Fall of (Western) Rome. Emperor lives at Constantinople 313 Edict of Milan – religious freedom 410 – Alaric (Master of Soldiers) of the Visigoths (Arians) sacks Rome 409-429 – Vandals (Arians) invade Spain, then took all of northern Africa. Attila the Hun, 440s. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Late Roman Empire
Fall of (Western) Rome
• Emperor lives at Constantinople• 313 Edict of Milan – religious freedom• 410 – Alaric (Master of Soldiers) of the
Visigoths (Arians) sacks Rome• 409-429 – Vandals (Arians) invade Spain, then
took all of northern Africa
Attila the Hun, 440s
Hun Empire
Attila the Hun “Scourge of God”
• 445 – Attila takes over Huns from brother Bleda
• Terrorized central and northern Europe and Central Asia, Eastern Romans paid tribute
• 451 – lost Battle of Catalaunian Plains to combined Roman and Visigoth forces
• 452 – Pope Leo I persuaded him to not attack Rome
Growth of The Franks
Merovingian Dynasty of The Franks
• 486-507 – Clovis conquers many parts of Gaul• Clovis = Louis• Converted to Roman Catholicism
Meanwhile…over in the East
• Justinian – “Last of the Romans”, Empress Theodora ruled alongside wisely
• Roman Emperor from 527-565• Builds Hagia Sofia (correction)• Belisarius – favorite general, successful in Persia
and winning back Africa from Vandals, won Italy back temporarily
• Stopped use of Latin in government, used Greek• Most famous for codifying Roman civil law
Just before reconquest
Just after reconquest
Loss of Italy again
After Justinian
• High taxes to pay for western wars• Persia attacked Byzantines• 632 - Emperor Heraclius eventually prevailed,
sacks Persepolis • Both empires devastated, unprepared for
invading Muslim armies from Arabia• Many territories too tired, gladly accepted
new rulers
The state of the West
• Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Vandals all weakened• Franks (the least Roman-educated group)
poised to fill the vacuum left• Christianity still the predominant religion• Pope still in Rome