Analyze the Late Roman Empire through Diocletian (r. 284-305 CE) and Constantine the Great (r. 306-337 CE) — Tetrarchy, bureaucratic expansion, the Edict of Milan 313 CE, and the founding of Constantinople 330 CE — per Peter Brown's Late Antiquity framework
Exercise
Difficulty 3
~4 min
hist.g6.s.ex_09
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Prompt
Why is the 'fall of Rome' 476 CE NOT the same as the fall of the Roman world? Explain in 2-3 sentences with specific evidence.
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476 CE is the fall of the WESTERN Roman administrative system only. The Eastern Roman Empire continued as Byzantium for ANOTHER 977 YEARS until 1453 CE. Inhabitants called themselves Romaioi (Romans)
Hints
- Look at MG-3 + MG-19.
- The East-West division was 395 CE under Theodosius's sons.
Misconceptions to watch
- Treating 'fall of Rome' as fall of Roman civilization
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