HIST 1061 Lecture 39: The "Fall" of Ancient Rome
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By this time, rome had been even further divided. Constantine resectioned rome even more so than diocletian. The new capitol was no longer in rome but in constantinople near turkey. He spent his entire principate barely hangi(cid:374)g o(cid:374)to ro(cid:373)e"s boundaries. After co(cid:374)sta(cid:374)ti(cid:374)e"s death, he esse(cid:374)tially tried to re(cid:271)uild the tetrar(cid:272)hy. The e(cid:373)pire (cid:449)as di(cid:448)ided into 4 sectors each to be ruled by his 3 sons and one nephew. The most stable of co(cid:374)sta(cid:374)ti(cid:374)e"s so(cid:374)s (cid:449)as co(cid:374)sta(cid:374)tius ii. He atte(cid:373)pted to bring back economic stability to his section of rome. He also taxed the military and continued to strengthen christianity in his sector. The three brothers would all fight each other in a civil war, much like their father did. Constantius ii was the victor and he would die of old age. The constantian dynasty is over after his death. Julian hated the christians because they killed his family. Julian reinstates paganism and attempts to cause dissention amongst the clergy.