The Decline of Rome

What year did the Roman Empire split in two and who was the emperor that ordered the split?

• The year was 15 A.D. and Emperor Augustus

• The Year was 282 A.D. and the Emperor was Diocletian

• The year was 179 A.D. and Marcus Aurelius was Emperor

The empire was divided into:

• The empire was never divided

• Northern Empire and Southern Empire

• Western Empire and Eastern Empire

The Western capital was Rome. The eastern capital was in Byzantium. Where is Byzantium?

• Byzantium is in Greece

• Byzantium is in Gaul

• Byzantium is in Asia Minor

In 117 A.D., times were good for Rome. Who was the emperor in 117 A.D.?

• Marcus Aurelius

• Julius Caesar

• Trajan

After Trajan died, Rome began to slowly decline. What were some of the reasons?

• Corrupt politicians, civil war, Barbarian attacks

• The empire ran out of food

• The empire was invaded by England

True or False: Both, the Eastern Empire and Western Empire had emperors

• TRUE

• FALSE

When the empires tried to reunite, what happened?

• The empire didn't reunite but they worked together

• The reunification was successful under Zeno

• The empire was split in three parts

When the empire split in three parts, which side remained strong?

• The Northwest Empire became strong

• The Eastern Empire remained very strong

• Only the Western Empire was strong

What Germanic group attacked Rome in 410 A.D.?

• The Visigoths

• The Ostrogoths

• The Celts from Britannia

In what year did the Western Roman Empire fall apart?

• The year was 1453 A.D.

• The year was 410 A.D.

• The year was 476 A.D.