Periods
1st Seal
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General Period of Peace and Prosperity
Time of the 5 good emperors
- Nerva 96-98 AD
- Trajan 98-117 AD
- Hadrian 117-138 AD
- Antanius Pius 138-161 AD
- Marcus Aurelis 161-180 AD2nd Seal
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The Great Dagger
Assassinations rife and cruel emperors
- Commodus took the throne.
He was a cruel ruler and died by assassination
- Multiple emperors followed and were assassinated.
- Power lay in the hands of the Pretorian Guard.
- Due to Civil Unrest, Rome was a violent place
with estimated 190 to 2000 died per day3rd Seal
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Tax Distress
Massive Tax increases resulting in famine and distress
- Caracalla took the sole throne and introduced
massive taxation increases
- These lead to great distress for the people
- The taxes were maintained by
all three emperors in this period4th Seal
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Death
Widespread death particularly in the Italian region
- In this time, Rome was split into four regions.
'The' region refers to the Italian region where this judgment fell the hardest.
- Sword (Broadsword) - over 38 emperors and co-rulers killed
- Hunger - civil strife led to widespread famine
- Death - plague ravaged Rome (249-262 AD)
- Wild beasts - Empire subjected to repeated invasion.5th Seal
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Persecution
Diocletian's Persecutions
- On Feb 23 303, Diocletian
began ordering the destruction
of Christian property and lives
- These edicts were rescinded in 311
- Many brothers and sisters
died horrendous deaths6th Seal
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Christian Rome
Constantine Takes Control
- 312 Constantine defeats Maxtenius
at Miluen Bridge
- 313 Licinius defeats Maximin
- Licinius turns to pagan beliefs
- 324 Constantine defeats Lincinius
in the battle of Chrysopolis and
Constantine becomes the sole ruler
of the Roman empire.
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