Roman Empire Changes

Between 100 and 600 CE in Europe, the Roman Empire underwent many changes and continuities. Corruption within the Roman government caused the Roman Empire to fall. After the downfall of Paganism, Christianity became the main religion practiced throughout the Roman Empire. However, the laws created by the Romans were very influential. Even in today’s society, Roman law has lasted as the foundation for laws everywhere. Also, the conservation of the Latin language across the empire remained. The most significant change the Empire encountered was its decline. There were many factors that contributed to the collapse of the Empire. A major cause of the collapse was due to an unstable government and political corruption. Unlike the Greeks, the Romans did not have a stable system to decide how emperors would be chosen. Basically, the emperor would be chosen by the
Roman law lasted for more than 1,000 years and has impacted the development of law in many civilizations around the world. The four main principles of law were: every citizen had the right to equal treatment, a person was innocent until proven guilty, the burden of proof rested with the accuser rather than the accused and any law that seemed unreasonable could be set aside. Many laws that derived from the Roman Empire’s era still exist today such as the right to personal property, the right to vote and the right to pay taxes. Finally, Latin was the dominant language spoken throughout the Roman Empire. This never changed throughout the existence of the Roman Empire. Latin then eventually developed into languages such as French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. Hence, between 100 and 600 CE the Roman Empire experienced changes as well as continuities. Some changes and continuities made the Roman Empire successful for a short amount of time. In conclusion, All of these changes and continuities eventually resulted to the Roman Empire’s decline in 476