5/26/11 & 5/27/11

     Today we got to go outside for class which made class all that much better.  We today were discussing and learning about the setup for, and fall of the Roman Empire, and how it happened.  Their money had  been inflated because they had not as much silver in their money.  The money wasn't worth as much so prices shot up.  Diocletian started persecuting Christians and split the empire i half.  He died.  Constantine was the next emperor.   He had a vision and won a battle because he put crosses on his men's shields.  He became Christian and made it the empire's official religion.   The economic problems continued though and things like doubling the army size and using barbarians for men.  Things accumulated and Rome collapsed.