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ROMAN EMPIRE

The Western Roman Empire

BEGINNING OVER THE
Chart the rise and

fall of one of history’s OF AN CHANNEL

Emperor Claudius
most important EMPIRE orders the invasion
Rome goes from being of Britain and Aulus
empires – from arepublictoanempire Plautius leads his

under Octavian, who soldiers over the
Octavian through is given the title of English Channel.

Augustus by the They successfully
to the final days of Senate. He starts off put down Celtic

Romulus Augustus Rome’s first dynasty, rebellions and annex
the Julio-Claudians. what is now England.

27 CE 43 CE

N
E
CONSTANTINE THE TETRACHY CRISIS OF THE THIRD CENTURY
ANTI
RISES In a bid to control an ever- Rome empires – the Gallic

One of Rome’s expanding empire, Diocletian was Empire, the Roman
Empire and the
split
decided to divide the land
most famous between two senior emperors into Palmyrene Empire
emperors toook and two
the throne of f junior
the Western tetrarchs, More than
Roman Empir re. who
12 years later,, would TWENTY
he reunited rule
theWestand when the emperors ruled Rome
East, but they y senior
split again men
under the rule stepped The Crisis 49 YEARS
of his sons. down. lasted for

312 CE 293 CE 235 CE

THE ROAD TO CHRISTIANITY A NEW CAPITAL A FINAL PARTING

Christianity Rome’s official religion in 380 CE After reuniting the empire, Constantine decided After briefly reuniting, the
The Edict of Thessalonica made
Eastern and Western Roman
that it was time for a new capital
city.NovaRoma(NewRome) Empires split for the last time
Nova after the death of Theodosius.
was built on the site of old
Romawas
Byzantium, and was later consecratedin330 It was the beginning of the end
r
th
e
fo
We
named Constantinople after CE,butitwouldn’t for the Westst.
bearConstantine’s
the emperor.
nameformany
moreyears
Christian orthodoxy was laid
out at the Council of Nicaea
Christianity
was given
313CE legal status 313 CE 325 CE 380 CE

313 CE 324 CE 395 C CE

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