The major reasons for the fall of Rome are truly those that have to do with Rome's political and economic state. One of the Rome’s problems prior to its fall was the lack of respect for authority, among the citizens and military forces. All the attacks from the barbarians caused problems in the military. This basically led to a lot of political turmoil because of all the chaos that was born, and it started to make the military crumble as well. Rome's economy started to go downhill too, after a long period…
The roman empire fell for reasons that Historians aren’t exactly sure of. People have only made guesses to what caused it. The three main reasons that caused the fall of Rome were Military weakness…
There were many reasons for the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Each document in this essay explains a different reason. Some causes were: political, economic, social, and military differences and problems. Basically, the problem was that the gap between the rich aristocrats and the poor serfs got bigger and bigger; the rich got richer as the poor got poorer. Also, when something grows, it always falls back down. In Document 1, an excerpt from a book was taken out. According to the authors, the basic problems facing the Western Roman Empire came from the people that gave up devotion to the old civilization and didn't believe that it was worth saving. Why should they care about their land if they weren't allowed to take part in government say, they couldn't form groups to protect themselves, and were even excluded from their own army? The practically jobless people realized that their cities were slowly falling, but no one bothered to stop their decline; it was something that had to happen. The loss of popular support to the oppressive government, increased government corruption, division of the empire, and internal power struggles were some political causes that led to the fall of Rome. In Document 2, two causes for the fall of Rome were: the large size, and the introduction to Christianity. Because the Empire grew too large, it became uneasy to control. It was inevitable for the fall to occur, no matter how much anyone tried. Jesus' introduction to Christianity also started a change. The clergy (priests) helped change the moral values of society. It no longer mattered much, and military power was buried or thrown away. The rich's wealth was taken away and given to charity (poor). In Document 3, the Muller's explanation for the decline was an economic issue. As the Empire grew stronger, so did economy. When the Empire started to decline, business ceased and there was little progress, so that also crashed along with the empire itself. Slavery caused another…
The Roman empire lasted from 700 BCE until 476 Ce, and incredible 1,176 years. But how did Rome fall? Some say political squabbling. Others argue invasions. However, the downfall of Rome was due to military problems, and natural disasters. Earthquakes brought buildings to the ground, while illnesses killed thousands of innocent people. Also, the military was losing it’s edge. They decided to become lazy, beginning to think too much of themselves.…
The Roman empire, what is now modern day Italy, was one of the largest and most powerful empires of the ancient world. Their accomplishments shaped politics, religion, and culture around the world. However, when the empire started to decline, Diocletian split the empire into western Rome and eastern Rome in 200 A.D.. While eastern Rome continued to thrive, western Rome collapsed in 400 A.D.. There were many reasons to why western Rome collapsed including military, economy, and religion. First, there were loyalty problems in the military. The economy was also down because of labor shortages. Finally, a new religion was spreading, which changed the morals of Rome.…
The Roman world was engulfed by tsunami, and 50,000 people lost their lives. “In the second year of the reign of Valens (366 CE) the Roman world was shaken by a violent and destructive earthquake… the tide soon returned with the weight of an immense flood which was severely felt on the coasts of Sicily…” ( Doc F). Second example is a series of plagues sickened and killed off Rome citizens. “ The resulting diseases decimated the population.” ( Doc F). This affected Rome greatly because many people were killed and others too sick, which lowered number of people able to be in conscription. So, the Romans had to get help from the Germanic soldiers. In conclusion the Romans fell due to things going in their natural environment.…
Another one of the main reasons for the Fall of Rome was because of an unstable…
Even though Rome was very powerful in a lot of aspects, the result of invasion by the Huns, the decrease in Roman population and the people being lazy eventually led to the fall of Rome. Rome was an amazing empire with many accomplishments…
There were many factors that weakened Rome and catalyzed the collapse. Over time these factors weakened Rome’s power and caused the fall of Rome. For centuries Rome had been fighting the Germanic tribe but C.A. 300 CE, the Germanic tribes began to take over European land. “In 410 the Visigoth King Alaric successfully sacked the city of Rome” significantly…
The streets lay empty the city lays abandoned the once great empire has fallen. This once great city is gone, what happened? The primary reasons for the fall of Rome were political assassination, military problems, and natural disasters.…
Another reason that Rome fell was because of its government. Through the years, its leaders became corrupt. Rome went from a republic to an emperor-rules-all system. They stopped serving justice properly, and as a result, people left due to the lack of proper justice. The leaders held lots of power, and if abused, can turn out bad for the empire.…
A colossal factor that contributed to the fall of Rome is political instability and political corruption. Holding a political office in ancient Rome was said to pay very well. Politicians were not only running for government positions for power reasons, but also for money purposes. This skewed the validity of government leaders, often leading to officials focusing on themselves and their wealth and title, instead of what is best for the people of Rome. The validity of government leaders can be related back to present day America. Government officials now are not always qualified for their job. Instead, one might say they are running for their own gain, or to achieve a certain title, not really caring about the good of America.…
Averill Cameron claimed that even though barbarian attacked on Rome, they were not responsible for the crisis. Internal political, social, Corruption and economic problems were primarily responsible for the fall. On the other hand, Derek Williams stated that barbarians’ tribes were the main cause of the Roman Empire fall. At that time there was no police force, no law system or bank system.…
The Roman Empire was once a vast and wondrous place where they conquered many places and many things. They had many great leaders and were a great empire but there were many things that went wrong. There are no definitive causes for the fall of the Roman Empire, yet there are multiple valid reasons as to why it happened such as military power, social problems, widespread of diseases, and moral strength.…
To a small extent the Barbarian invasion played a factor in the collapse of Rome but the main reasons why Rome collapsed was because of the political factors, economic causes and Christianity.…