Why Did Rome: The Fall Of Rome
Rome didn't fall in a mere twenty-four hours, just as it wasn't built in a day. In fact, historians aren't positive how long it took to fall, but they have narrowed it down to a year; 476 AD. There are an infinite number of reasons why this gigantic empire could have fallen; almost anything could have gone wrong. The Roman government wasn't made to last, the astonishing number of emperors they had and killed ruined their chance of survival. Then the rise of Christianity was a big step in Rome's path to self-destruction and took the focus off of the dwindling government long enough for the barbarians to finish off the empire. While there are other beliefs about how Rome fell, the government, Christianity, and barbarians are really the major
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Barbarians from every side were conquering the empire down to the last bit of land. First of all the Huns, who were first to make an appearance in 370, started the domino effect as they pushed to gain more land. This, then, led to the Vandals and Visigoths moving into Rome. This was just the start of the conquering of Roman land. The Visigoths held a revolt against Rome in 378 because they didn't like the rules and later defeated part of the Roman empire in 410. Next there are the Vandals who in 455 came in through Spain, Africa, and Italy with a terrible hunger for more land and no care about the blood loss. They sacked the Romans and took down the western Roman empire, but the eastern empire lasted another one thousand years. It was the Muslims who wiped out most of what was left of Rome in 1453. The world as the Romans knew it, was gone. Together the outside forces including the Germans, who killed Romulus Agustulus, took Rome down and helped finish off the dying empire in 476 AD. In conclusion, the fall of Rome was due to many things and not just the ones written here. It was not one problem that took down the empire, but a string of tragedies that did. Because of the terrible government, rise of Christianity, and blood thirsty barbarians Rome came to an end. As it is well known, great empires fall, Rome and the surrounding territories prove this to be so. Rome helped the world in many ways, but it wasn't made to
Barbarians from every side were conquering the empire down to the last bit of land. First of all the Huns, who were first to make an appearance in 370, started the domino effect as they pushed to gain more land. This, then, led to the Vandals and Visigoths moving into Rome. This was just the start of the conquering of Roman land. The Visigoths held a revolt against Rome in 378 because they didn't like the rules and later defeated part of the Roman empire in 410. Next there are the Vandals who in 455 came in through Spain, Africa, and Italy with a terrible hunger for more land and no care about the blood loss. They sacked the Romans and took down the western Roman empire, but the eastern empire lasted another one thousand years. It was the Muslims who wiped out most of what was left of Rome in 1453. The world as the Romans knew it, was gone. Together the outside forces including the Germans, who killed Romulus Agustulus, took Rome down and helped finish off the dying empire in 476 AD. In conclusion, the fall of Rome was due to many things and not just the ones written here. It was not one problem that took down the empire, but a string of tragedies that did. Because of the terrible government, rise of Christianity, and blood thirsty barbarians Rome came to an end. As it is well known, great empires fall, Rome and the surrounding territories prove this to be so. Rome helped the world in many ways, but it wasn't made to