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| When was the decline of the Roman Republic? |
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| Starting in 226, what problems did Rome face? |
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| new enimies on the northern border |
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| What did Roman rulers do the avoid the attacks? |
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| moved the capital, lifted the ban on christianity |
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| How did Rome remain united even with the pressures from the northern attacks? |
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| Christianity, and latin and greek |
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| When did Diocletian rule? |
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| Who formed the principate in rome? |
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| when one guy rules everything |
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| what were several important inovations in Rome under Diocletian's rule? |
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| increased size of the army, divided the empire into two parts, and those further divided into 12 diocese |
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| When did Constantine rule? |
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| the son of one of the junior emperors that was apponited by diocletion, reunited the empire, established a new capital, supported Chrisitanity |
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| made christianity the official religion of rome |
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| Who established constantinople? |
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| Who split the empire for the last time and when? |
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| What problem arose immediatly after constantine's death? |
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| his three sons began to fight for control |
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| after constantine's rule, Was anyone ever able to reunite rome? |
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| Why were things particularly difficult in western rome? |
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| epidemics, military in disarray, deurbaniztiaon |
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| city moving to rural areas to grow crops |
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| When did Germanic peoples defeat the overstreched Roman army? |
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| Why was the fact that the Visigoths entered Rome in 410 important? |
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| it was the first time a foreign army had entered rome since the 4th century BCE |
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| Who was the last emperor of western rome? |
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