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600 BCE
Etruscans invade Rome and left them without a ruler.
I think this was a major contribution because this was the start of what led to the Romans not having a leader and led them to put someone in. -
410 BCE
Visigoth King Alaric successfully sacked the city of Rome
This is is important to the falling of Rome because it caused the Romans to live under constant threat and ended up having Agustus deposed -
400 BCE
Economic troubles.
Within the 400s as the Roman empire was under attack from the outside the empire was also crumbling from within with economic troubles such as constant wars and overspending. -
395 BCE
Death of Theodosius
I believe this is important because it leads to Rome dividing into two separate halves and having two different emperors. -
395 BCE
The election of consuls from the two different halves of Rome
After the death of Theodosius, the emperors of each half of Rome had to elect a consul each. I think that is important because it is the base of a republic. -
300 BCE
The division of Rome
Within the late third century, Rome was split. This caused Rome to struggle to work together and made it harder to protect from outside invaders because they could not work together well. -
117 BCE
Overexpansion
Rome had expanded and had so much territory that it caused them a major struggle because it was harder to control and hard to communicate fast within the empire. -
31 BCE
Augustus becomes first emperor.
Augustus was put in as the first emperor and this is when the Romans became an empire so it would be easier to govern. -
117
Military Overspending
Rome had struggled to get enough soldiers and materials to protect from outside attacks and had ended up having to build a wall just to keep enemies at bay. -
380
Christianity
Due to the rise of Christianity, it is said that it may have destroyed the traditional Rome values system.
