Excessive Military Spending In Rome

The fall of the Roman Empire was caused by political corruption and excessive military spending. According to Ten theories on the fall off Rome “One of Rome’s most serious problems was the difficulty of finding a new leader.” This is especially important because being unable to choose new leaders properly and giving a lot if not all voting options to the Praetorian Guard (The emperor's private army) caused bribing by the candidates which started the practice of selling the throne which allowed the worst but richest candidate to bribe the Praetorian Guard therefore swaying the results of the elections. Making the election a nondemocratic and corrupt process (Ten theories on the fall off Rome). Excessive military spending also crippled the Roman Empire Ten theories on the fall off Rome states “Military spending left few resources for other vital activities, such as providing public housing and maintaining the quality of roads.