Why Did Rome: The Fall Of Rome

In the glory days of Rome, the empire was safe. People got along very well, large scale public works including bathhouses and aqueducts were built. A single emperor had control of one of the largest empires in history. Great games and festivities rang throughout the land. But, all glory eventually comes to an end. With the largest empire at the time, Rome had an equal fall from grace. Rome fell because of the political corruption, inflation and the decline in morals of its citizens. By about the second century AD, Rome was suffering from political corruption. In 218 AD, Elagabalus rose to power and he was crazy. The Roman public had their fair share of bad emperors, but a guy that marries 5 women and 1 dude, at that time, little scary. His grandmother tried to replace him with his cousin, but he removed his cousin’s place from parliament, and spread rumors about him. Elagabalus was killed by the Praetorian Guard and dumped in the Tiber River. Most emperors were overthrown by ambitious generals. After Commedus was assassinated, lots of rebellions broke out among the empire. So much so that when order balanced out, the government sent spies to report suspicious actions. But it wasn’t just political corruption. Because Rome had grown massively, the government had to inflate many prices and impose mass taxation to pay
Nero and Caligua spent Rome’s money on lavish lifestyles, not the upkeep. One citizen even said “Do people feel for others? Are they numb to the well-being of others?” Rome originally saved a few days for games, but toward the end of the empire, game days totaled 170. Most poor spent money gambling and drinking. During the millennium festival more than 100 people and exotic animals were killed. The poor didn’t care about the empire to the extent that thy welcomed the Germanic and Barbaric tribes. With the lack of spirit from its citizens, Rome began to fall into the deepest