How Did Christianity Cause The Fall Of The Roman Empire

When looking at the extent in which Christianity is a cause for the fall of the roman empire, one must remember that from when Christianity was made the official religion in 395 to the fall of Rome in 476 nearly 100 years had passed, so although Christianity may not have been the deciding factor it was certainty a cause and a possible starting point. When the Visigoths invaded the City of Rome in 476 and Odoacer killed Romulus Augusts and made himself King of Italy the “Empire in the west collapsed completely ,” Rome was broke, and starved after repeated invasions and high taxes. This meant that the city was easy to overtake. The largest cause of the fall of the Empire was the taxation weakling the Empire and its army which allowed neighbouring