constantinople

constaine

general who succeeded Diocletian as emperor in A.D. 312; the first roman emperor to become a Christan , he stopped the persection of christians; he also moved the capital from rome to the greek city of byzantium, which became constantinople

odoacer

germanic general who ended the western roman empire in A.D. 476 by overthrowing the westren emperor , romulus Augustus

plague

Disease that spreads quickly and kills many people

Diocletian

General who became emperor in a.d. 284; he attempted to stop the empire's decline by introducing reforms, but his reforms failed; he divided the empire into four sections because it was to large for one person rule.

reform

change that tries to bring about and improvement

theodosius

emperor who succeeded constantine and ended the fighting; he divided the empire after his death into the western roman empire with its capital of rome and the eastern roman empire with its capital of constantinople

inflation

period of rapidly increasing prices

constantinople

the new capital of the Roman empire under the emperor constantine; today this city is called Istanbul

barter

to exchange goods without using money

alaric

visigoth leader who captured rome in A.d 410; it was the first time rome had been conqured in 800 years