2. Speed
dating Station of Rome…
style!!!
Quick…
but Mrs. Stryjak
Quick… they aren’t in
Quick!! order….
ROME FALLS
The end of the mighty Empire!
3. The Fall of Rome
Main Idea # 1: The Last Attempts to Save Rome
Main Idea # 2: The Germanic Tribes
Main Idea # 3: The Huns V the Germanics
Main Idea # 4: Problems between the Germanic
Tribes and Rome
Main # 5: The Germanic Tribes Vs. Rome
4. The Last Attempt to Save Rome
Theodosius takes over control after Constantine
passes away and he gains control of Rome and
calms it down. He realizes it is hard to rule Rome
so he splits it in half
West = Rome
East = Constantinople
5. Germanic Tribes
From the marshes and forests of Northern Europe
Do they look familiar?
German
Tribes after
Rome:
Ostrogoths
Visigoths
Franks
Vandals
Angles
Saxons
6. Visigoths Darcan German
Franks Ostrogoths Anglo - Saxons
7. Germanic Tribes
If you were a Germanic Tribe why would
you try to take over and battle the
undefeatable Romans?
Location is key? Why is Rome valuable?
Looking for warmer climate for their crops
Good grass lands for their cattle
Running from the Huns who are trying to kill
them
8. The Huns
•Equestrian Nomads from
Mongolia
•That were looking for
different places to settle
9. Germanic Tribes VS the Huns
The Huns defeated some Germanic
tribes making them scared.
The Visigoths ask Rome for protection
Rome gives them protection
What do you think is going to happen??
10. Problems between the Germanic
Tribes and Rome
Rome takes advantage of the Visigoths
Pay lots of money for food
Become slaves for Romans
11. Germanic Tribes
Vs. Rome
Visigoths rebel against
the Romans
In 378 the Romans are
beaten for the first time
ever!
Rome must give land to
the winning Visigoths
12. The Germanic Tribes Vs. Rome
Imagine this situation. The school bully ( a really
mean kid that could more than likely kick your
butt at any moment) asks you to do his
homework and pay for his lunch for the next two
weeks. No teacher, administrator, or parent
believes you. What do you do?
Now after weeks of doing his homework, you see
the bully crying because he stumped his toe in the
hall. Now what do you do?
13. The Germanic Tribes Vs. Rome
Germanic Tribes know
Rome can’t defend
itself …so what do
they do?
Some Germanic Tribes
start crossing into
Rome
14. The Germanic Tribes Vs. Rome
The winter of 406 is especially cold, what will
happen to the Rhine River?
Freezes and seven tribes come into to Rome to
invade it and take over!
16. The Germanic Tribes
Vs Rome
Visigoths
Capture Rome and burn important records and
take all the money from the treasury
First time Rome has been captured in 800 years.
Many citizens flee to Constantinople
17. The Germanic Tribes
Vs. Rome
Vandals
Conqueror Spain and Africa
455 they sail to Italy
They come to Rome enslave many Romans
They strip Rome of anything valuable and destroy
everything else
Vandals = Vandalism (willful
destruction of property)
18. The Germanic Tribes Vs Rome
Western Rome- Germanic leaders are put in charge
of parts of the government and army
Take control of Rome
by killing 14 year
old emperor
Ends Rome as the
capital
Western Rome and
the Empire are no more
Still keep many
traditions & language
of Rome
19. The Germanic Tribes
Vs Rome
Eastern Rome- Prospered and became known as
the Byzantine Empire with Constantinople become
the “New Rome”
Many of the wealthy
of Rome came to
live here
Start to follow many
Greek traditions &
language